Silverado Vineyards
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Heritage Clone "
Stags Leap District AVA
Auction 23 | Lot No. 136
Vintage: 2017
Silverado Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District
5 cases produced
Highlights
- The Silverado Vineyard, planted in 1884, was a pioneer Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in the Stags Leap District nested appellation
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from steep, shale terraces that produce intense fruit with plum and cassis
- 100% Silverado FPS 30, the only Cabernet Sauvignon Heritage Clone from Stags Leap District
- The only chance to acquire the wine that is the foundation of our 2017 SOLO bottling
Description
In 1981, Ron and Diane Miller established Silverado Vineyards to make wine from the historic vineyards of their estate. The beautiful fruit from our vineyards is the source of our estate and single vineyards wine - the Miller family's highest expression of the Napa Valley they love and admire. This one-of-a-kind wine uniquely named "Heritage Clone" is 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon hailing from the steep, shale terraces that produce intense fruit with plum and cassis.
Wine Facts
- Single vineyard wine
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Jonathan Emmerich
Winemaker, Silverado Vineyards
In 1990 Jon Emmerich joined Jack Stuart as winemaker at Silverado Vineyards; in 2015, Emmerich celebrated his 25th anniversary. In the just over three decades since it was established, Silverado Vineyards has benefited from Stuart and Emmerich's five decades of winemaking experience at the estate.
Country born: United States
Education: In 1985, Jonathan interned in the Cognac region in France. After graduating from The University of California, Davis in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Fermentation Science with an emphasis in Enology, he worked a harvest at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars. He then spent a year at Conn Creek Winery and Sebastiani Vineyards before joining Silverado Vineyards as a Lab Technician in 1990.
Jonathan soon moved into the position of assistant winemaker and became associate winemaker in 1997. He was named winemaker one year later.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Honors / Awards:
Jon is past president of the Napa Valley Wine Tech Group and past president of the Winemaking Techniques Committee of the California Enological Research Association. He is currently on the Board of The Trellis Alliance, an advisory committee to The University of California, Davis Viticulture and Enology Department.
Winemaking Philosophy:
People talk about a winemaker being an artist, but I never start with a blank canvas. There is a quality to the sites, and to the fruit, that shows itself every year no matter what the vintage brings. I've been working with our estate for over 25 years and still ask everyday, what can we do to make the wine better? My work is to bring the qualities of the estate to the wine, to make wines of harmony and depth.
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Other Premiere Napa Valley Wines available from The Metz Group :
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provenance Vineyards | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | 23 (2019) | |
| Quixote Winery | 2017 | Petite Sirah | Stags Leap District | La Mancha | 23 (2019) |
| Reynolds Family Winery | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | 75/25 | 23 (2019) |
| Silverado Vineyards | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Heritage Clone | 23 (2019) |
| Stags' Leap Winery | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Audentia | 23 (2019) |
| Tamber Bey | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 23 (2019) | |
| Far Niente | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 21 (2017) | |
| PureCru Napa Valley | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Clones, Clones, Clones | 21 (2017) |
| Stags' Leap Winery | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | 21 (2017) | |
| William Hill Estate Winery | 2015 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 21 (2017) | |
| Beaulieu Vineyard | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Georges de Latour Private Reserve | 16 (2012) |
| Bressler Vineyards | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | 16 (2012) | |
| Black Stallion Estate Winery | 2009 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Heart & Soul | 15 (2011) |
| Broman Cellars | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | You’ll Think It’s Howell Mountain | 15 (2011) |
| Newton Vineyard | 2009 | Red Wine | Spring Mountain District | Piece of the Puzzle | 15 (2011) |
| Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | The Alchemist II | 15 (2011) |
| Trinchero Napa Valley | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Mountain to Mountain Cuvee | 15 (2011) |
Winery Distribution
Silverado Vineyards is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- Alabama (Authentic Wines & Spirits)
- Alabama (International Wines, Inc)
- Arizona (Authentic Wines & Spirits)
- Arizona (SGWS)
- Arkansas (SGWS)
- California (SGWS)
- Colorado (SGWS)
- Connecticut (Brescome Barton)
- Delaware (SGWS)
- Florida (SGWS)
- Georgia (Georgia Crown)
- Hawaii (SGWS)
- Idaho (CSB)
- Illinois (SGWS)
- Indiana (SGWS)
- Iowa (SGWS)
- Kansas (Standard Beverage Corp)
- Kentucky (SGWS)
- Louisiana (SGWS)
- Maine (National Distributors Inc)
- Maryland (SGWS)
- Massachusetts (Classic Wine Imports)
- Michigan (Vintage Wine Company)
- Mississippi (Mississippi ABC)
- Missouri (SGWS)
- Montana (Winegardeners Wine)
- Montana (George's Distributing Inc)
- Montana (Summit Beverage)
- Nebraska (SGWS)
- Nevada (SGWS)
- New Hampshire (SGWS)
- New Jersey (SGWS)
- New Mexico (SGWS)
- New York (SGWS)
- North Carolina (Johnson Brothers)
- Ohio (Heidelberg Distributors)
- Oklahoma (SGWS)
- Oregon (SGWS)
- Pennsylvania (SGWS)
- Pennsylvania (SGWS)
- Rhode Island (Rhode Island Dist)
- South Carolina (SGWS)
- Tennessee (SGWS)
- Texas (SGWS)
- Utah (ABC UTAH)
- Vermont (Farrell Distributing Co)
- Virginia (RNDC Virginia)
- Washington (SGWS)
- West Virginia (Mountain State Beverage)
- Wisconsin (Johnson Brothers)
- Wyoming (Wyoming Liquor Commission)
International:
- Bermuda (Gosling)
- Brazil (Berkmann do Brasil)
- Canada - Alberta (Monarq)
- Canada - British Columbia (Authentic Wines & Spirits)
- Canada - British Columbia (Vintage Corks)
- Canada - Nova Scotia (The Nova Scotia Liquor Commission)
- Canada - Ontario (Kylix)
- Canada - Ontario (Toronto Warehouse)
- Canada - Quebec (Vineo)
- Denmark (Laudrup)
- Guam (Islands Wine & Spirits)
- Hong Kong (Enoteca Hong Kong Co.)
- Japan (Wine in Style)
- Mexico (Los Cabos Wine)
- Philippines (AWC Philippines)
- Russia (Bravo Trade LLC)
- Singapore (Vinicole)
- South Korea (Hite-Jinro)
- Taiwan (Sergio Valente )
- Thailand (Vanichwathana Fine Wines)
- United Kingdom (Berkmann Cellars)