2019 Silver Ghost Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

The 2019 Silver Ghost Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley marks the return of a wine whose last vintage absolutely dazzled Wine Access members, who showered it with four- and five-star reviews. James Suckling and Vinous have also both put 92-point stamps of approval on it. 

Ask longtime collectors of Napa Valley Cabernet how they choose a bottle and they’ll tell you it comes down to three things. First, the winemaker. Second, location. Third, vintage. 

So, if we take the 2019 Silver Ghost, let’s go in that order: 

First, the winemaker is Weston Eidson, whose work bears the marks of his mentor, Napa Cabernet kingpin Russell Bevan, who has authored a slew of Parker 100-point wines for his own Bevan Cellars.

Second, Eidson sources fruit from Rutherford, Yountville, and Calistoga, tapping resources from his days working under Bevan and with Modus Operandi’s Jason Moore. These are blue-chip Napa Valley vineyards that provide grapes for triple-digit-priced Cabernets.

Third, the vintage. As the Cabernets from the glorious 2019 season hit the market, the evidence just grows for the year deserving a spot as one of the top vintages of what was an exceptional decade.

Now for the story to share with your friends: The name “Silver Ghost” is a reference to the 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, the favorite car of John Montagu, Eidson’s great-grandfather. Montagu was a British Lord, a member of Parliament, and an early pioneer in the automobile industry. Montagu even picked the female model whose form adorns the “Spirit of Ecstasy,” Rolls-Royce’s iconic hood ornament.

Eidson brings Rolls-Royce quality to his wines, and the 2019 Silver Ghost Napa Cabernet puts that quality on full display. 

• Fruit Intensity
• Oak Intensity
• Body
• Acidity
• Tannin

• ABV 14.50%
• 1 hour
• Now – 2028
• 90% Cabernet Sauvignon5% Merlot5% Petit Verdot
• Serving temperature – 60°
• Cork