- Last updated on October 28, 2022
This is our Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon review.
Are you after an easy-drinking Cabernet Sauvignon with black fruit and chocolate aromas and flavors?
And what if I tell you that it pairs well with a vast variety of dishes and it’s very affordable too?
Well, this is the wine you have been looking for! We liked it a lot!
Find below our Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon review along with our food pairings recommendations, serving tips, curiosity, and where you can buy it.
Let’s begin!
Our Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon Review
- Brand: Silver Palm
- Grape Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region: United States, California
- Tasting Notes: Cherry & Blackberry fruit notes
- Glass & Serving: Bordeaux / 59-64 °F (15-18 °C) / Decant ~1hr
- Storage: Up to 5 years
- Price Range: ~$15
- Bottle Size: 750 ml
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon review: What's its color?
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon wine has a deep ruby color with fat slow falling legs.
If you want to know more about how to taste wine and the lingo that goes with it, check out this article: How To Taste Wine Like a Pro in 4 Steps.
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon review: What are the flavors?
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend primarily made from Cabernet Sauvignon (76%) grapes.
The other grapes used are Petit Verdot (7%), Merlot (6%), Cabernet Franc (6%), Petite Syrah (4%), Malbec (1%)
On the nose, aromas of black currant, blackberry, anise, and hints of tobacco and chocolate.
On the palate, it’s a bold full-body wine with medium acidity, soft tannins, and flavors of cherry, plum, blackberry, with an oak and chocolate finish.
Is Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon wine sweet?
No, it’s not sweet. Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon wine is a dry wine.
Dry wine contains less than 15 g/L.
Learn more about wine sweetness level here.
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon review: Which food pairs well with it?
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon is a bold wine with intense flavors, as such, we recommend to pair with equally strong flavor dishes.
Classic appetizers are pasta with veal ragu, lasagna, grilled vegetables, onion, and mushroom to name some.
Meat wise you have a wide selection here from veal, beef, stew, lamb, pulled-pork burger, and poultry for example.
If you are a cheese lover our recommendations for you are hard and blue cheeses like Pecorino and Gorgonzola.
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon review: What's its alcohol content?
Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon wine’s alcohol content is 13.5%.
In case you wonder about alcohol content or more precisely Alcohol By Volume, i.e. ABV, measure the alcoholic strength of a drink.
There is a direct relationship between the sugar left in the wine after the alcoholic fermentation has taken place, i.e. Residual Sugar or RS, and ABV.
During alcoholic fermentation, the yeast transforms the sugar in the grape juice into alcohol.
Grapes with high residual sugar will therefore produce dry wine with a high ABV.
How many calories are in a glass of Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon wine?
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture [1] a 5-ounce glass will contain about 120 to 130 calories.
Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram. So a wine with high ABV will have higher calories per glass than wine with low ABV.
Furthermore, sugar contributes to the calorie count.
A dry wine will usually have 4 calories per gram vs a sweet wine that will have around 20 calories per gram of carbs, which include sugar.
What is Silver Palm?
Here is an extract from the Silver Palm website:
“Silver Palm Winery truly represents the best of coastal vineyard fruit, sourcing from select vineyards in some of California’s premier coastal appellations, including Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino county.
Silver Palm is sourced from vineyards that are profoundly influenced by cool coastal air and fog from the Pacific Ocean, resulting in lower summer temperatures and milder winters.
These temperate vineyard microclimates are ideal for the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon, the king of noble grape varieties.“
Conclusion
This is a nice Cabernet Sauvignon bottle, perfect for any casual occasion, that for around ~$15 offers a good value for your money.
Its full body, medium acidity, soft tannins, and red and black fruit aromas will complement many dishes from veggie, pasta, a large variety of red meats, and our beloved cheeses.
Try Silver Palm with pasta with veal ragu, grilled vegetables, lamb, or Pecorino cheese and it’ll be a delight. At least it was for me!
If you have never tried it, I’m not entirely sure what are you still waiting for?
Once you had it, we’d love to know your opinion, so reach out and let’s know what you think! Enjoy!
