Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

It has been 15 years or so since I’ve had a Silver Oak. Thought I check in. Nothing has changed, every vintage basically tastes the same. It almost like they add flavoring. 🤷‍♂️ One red you could not fool me blind. Short Rib was excellent.

At Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2025.

The ticket to this event has a pretty big price tag. But when you consider what a Napa etc. tasting or two and lunch would cost you, you are pretty much there and there is so much more than that. It ends up having great value. It’s wine, spirits and food candy land. — 2 months ago

DAL 9000

8.9

Aroma of flinty strawberries. Tart strawberries berries upfront. Watermelon comes into play in the middle. Then a quick bone dry finish. — 2 years ago

Adi Radhakrishnan

9.5

Great dessert wine — 3 years ago

Theodore Krijnse Locker

8.9

Medium bodied. Pineapple on the nose. High sweetness and high acidity. Fresh yet metallic. Peppery notes after sitting in glass for a while. Refreshing. — 3 months ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.0

Beautiful and even elegant, which is a descriptor that not many Pinot Meunier’s often get. Lovely aromatics, incredible texture, great balance. — a year ago

Sagee Aran

9.1

Lychee, balanced. Good acidity. For those who like the new Zealand tropical fruit notes in their Savignon Blanc's — 2 years ago

David Leiman

9.4

1984, surprisingly tanic, acidic, and Heavy dried fruit, prunes and dried figs. over oxidized tasting at first but interesting. From producer to cellar at breakers in palm beach. Small leak out the bottle on one side of the cork. Over time it settles and the dried fruit subsides and then the lighter acidic flavors of fresh berries comes forward. — 3 years ago

Jalyn Warren

9.0

Nice and light — 5 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

See several previous Delectable notes on this wine and vintage. A pale crimson colour with tawny garnet shades. Aromatics of red fruits (strawberry) and Sous Bois on the nose. It may be pale in colour but carries a Medium plus palate intensity of good length. A very good 2nd wine from Bell Hill from the Canterbury district (just to the north of Christchurch) which deserves more recognition as a source of high quality Pinot Noir. Also referred to as the Waipara District. — 9 months ago

Sam Wood

9.0

Pretty dark in the glass-bramble, wild grass and raspberry, wet mahogany beach house outdoor shower. — 2 years ago