Silver Ghost
Ode to Mac
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
Auction 27 | Lot No. 115
Vintage: 2021
Silver Ghost
Ode to Mac
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
5 cases produced
Highlights
- A singular blend based on some of our favorite lots of the vintage
- Passionately crafted and aging in new French oak barrels
- Lush fruit and polished tannins allow the wine to be approachable yet ageworthy
- From vineyards nestled on the valley floor as well as vines perched on the sun-soaked hillsides
Description
Putting together a micro blend for Premiere Napa Valley is always fun and exciting. The rule is simply to make the best wine possible, and each year we relish the opportunity. The 2021 vintage gave us superb fruit to work with, and the proof is in the glass. Your wine is a wonderfully rich and inviting blend balanced with freshness and fine tannins that allow the wine to be both approachable now and ageworthy.
Weston Eidson
Winemaker, Silver Ghost
Winemaker Weston Eidson has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and a devotion to quality. His great-grandfather, John Montagu, was an automobile pioneer at the turn of the last century. Being a British Lord and a Member of Parliament, he was instrumental in much early automotive legislation and was friends with Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. His assistant served as the model for the Rolls-Royce hood ornament, the Spirit of Ecstasy, which we still see on Rolls-Royce cars to this day. Silver Ghost gets its name from John Montagu’s favorite car, the 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
Weston’s Silver Ghost Napa Cabernet is a result of passion, hard work and an appreciation for fine wine. Family get-togethers and celebrations were never complete without it. While attending graduate school in the UK, he traveled around the world visiting as many wine regions as he could, from Chile and South Africa to Bordeaux, Alsace and the Veneto.
Weston’s travels eventually took him to Napa Valley where he met Jason Moore of Modus Operandi Cellars. Under Moore’s guidance, Weston worked the 2012 harvest and quickly garnered invaluable winemaking skills. Weston has since learned from mentor Russell Bevan and developed a conviction for making rich wine with minimal intervention – allowing the fruit to express its full potential while crafting wine that naturally reflects its distinct terroir.
Country born: USA
Years in the wine industry: 10-15 years
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