Sloan 2002 OWC 1.5L US White extremely youthful 2002

extremely youthful 2002

and in need of 5-6 years of cellaring

Made from very young vines planted on the steep hillsides above the Auberge du Soleil in Central Napa Valley

Strikingly powerful and intense

provocative Cabernet Sauvignon

Sloan 2002 OWC 1.5L US White extremely youthful 2002"The perfect score does not surprise me since I had given this wine a three digit rating after bottling. However, I was surprised by how evolved and complex the 2002 has become. Compared to some of the other high scoring 2002s, Sloans offering seems to be on a faster evolutionary track. There is nothing wrong with that, but based on this one bottle, this blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot can be