Silver Oak

“It takes just as long to produce a bottle of Cabernet today as it did in 1972. And that’s just fine with Silver Oak, because what matters most is timelessness.” -Entrepreneur

“It All Started With a Handshake”

Silver Oak began over a handshake between two friends with a bold vision: focus on one varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon, aged exclusively in American oak and worthy of cellaring for decades to come.

Ray Twomey Duncan, a Colorado entrepreneur who began investing in California vineyards in the late 1960s, and Justin Meyer, a Christian Brothers-trained winemaker, co-founded Silver Oak out of a Napa Valley dairy barn in 1972, producing only 1,000 cases of their inaugural vintage.

Clarence Dillon Wines is a major “Negociant” in Bordeaux and also the creator and exclusive distributor of the first super premium brand family of wines in Bordeaux: Clarendelle, inspired by Haut-Brion. Named after Clarence Dillon, Clarendelle exemplifies the legacy of excellence instigated by this eminent patriarch.