2005 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Best known for its Alexander Valley release, Silver Oak has lately been toying with a broader — and more expensive — Napa Valley Cabernet bottling from the other end of the California wine country. With a distinctively different bottle, it’s... 

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2006 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

I haven’t gone out of my way to try Louis M. Martini’s wines due to — as it turns out, completely incorrect — association with Martini & Rossi (you know: Asti Spumante). I haven’t gone out of my way to try Louis M.... 

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