Succulent, juicy, textural.
Classic Tempranillo, the Marques de Caceres rolls out notes of saddle leather, molasses, iodine and cocoa with mixed savoury spices and smoked meat, all supported by wild strawberries and sour cherry aromas. Those cherry and strawberry notes return sweetly to the palate with notable juiciness. Textural and succulent, it lends itself well to food, especially slow cooked dishes; tomato based sauces, roasted meats, grilled red bell peppers and other savoury tapas.
©copyright 2016 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - November 22nd, 2016

Tangy, texture, spice.
Tangy aromas of red cherry, forest berries, leather, rhubarb, dried strawberries, cedar and cardamom with grapey undertones. The palate has powdery tannins to add texture and while the fruit has dropped off there are secondary spicebox, cocoa, leather and pipe tobacco flavours.
A wine for slow cooked dishes, tomato based sauces, grilled red bell peppers and other tapas.
©copyright 2015 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - November 24th, 2015

Winemaker Charlie Wagner makes his Silver Chardonnay in it's purest form - with no oak contact. It is 100% Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay that he makes in concrete vats. And, in what I think is a brilliant move, Charlie is releasing the 2008 vintage in gorgeous, grey ceramic bottles that represent those very concrete vats where the wine is made.
It is surprisingly golden in colour with rich, caramel and leesy notes woven with honeysuckle, mineral citrus, melon and pineapple. The palate is rounded and creamy with tropical fruit and melon but layered with crisp citrus flavours and followed by a long bright, lightly spiced finish.
©copyright 2010 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - August 12th, 2010

Complexity, vibrancy, succulent.
Silver's hefty ceramic bottle has been replaced by a glass one, but it still pays homage to the concrete vats where the wine is made and aged.
Always pleasing, the 2015 delivers notes of tangerine, juicy pineapple chunks, succulent honey, roasted yellow apples and musky undertones with a mineral core. It is intense; liqueur-like in its concentration. Flavours of vanilla, wildflower honey, creamy golden fruit and warm buttery undertones make for a delicious wine. There is no lack of freshness, however.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - January 8th, 2018

Winemaker, Charlie Wagner makes his Silver Chardonnay in it's purest form - with no oak contact. It is 100% Santa Lucia Highlands fruit and it is made in concrete vats. A brilliant idea, in 2008, Charlie began releasing it in attractive (and reusable), grey ceramic bottles that represent those very concrete vats where the wine is made.
Expect brown butter, spiced honey, mineral and pineapple chunks and yellow apple notes. It has a lovely richness in the mouth with wonderful freshness. Impressive concentration with flavours of spiced butter, lemon zest, lees and coriander. Great persistence with interesting savoury components and a long, mouthwatering finish.
©copyright 2013 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 22nd, 2013