Shafer Vineyards
Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
Very dense and primary still. Dark plum, damson, blood, hint of minerality and menthol. Beautifully rich and smooth, real velvet on the palate. Good balance and long. If there’s a knock, it lacks a little in definition and wildness... all is subsumed in a smooth and rich ride.
Very dense and primary still. Dark plum, damson, blood, hint of minerality and menthol. Beautifully rich and smooth, real velvet on the palate. Good balance and long. If there’s a knock, it lacks a little in definition and wildness... all is subsumed in a smooth and rich ride.
Mar 28th, 2021
Shafer hillside needs at least 10 years to open and 20 to really open its wings
Shafer hillside needs at least 10 years to open and 20 to really open its wings
Feb 13th, 2020
Just a few bottles from an awesome Open That Bottle Night celebration this past weekend.
This was enjoyed next to the ‘94 mag of Insignia. Fun side by side. Loads more fruit here with a sweeter finish. Darker fruit profile of old blackberry and overripe blueberry. Fig, graham cracker and nutmeg with a touch of cedar and herbal notes. Age is just starting to show. Awesome.
Just a few bottles from an awesome Open That Bottle Night celebration this past weekend.
This was enjoyed next to the ‘94 mag of Insignia. Fun side by side. Loads more fruit here with a sweeter finish. Darker fruit profile of old blackberry and overripe blueberry. Fig, graham cracker and nutmeg with a touch of cedar and herbal notes. Age is just starting to show. Awesome.
WOTN by a sound margin. Unbelievably rich and pure, phenomenal intensity and silky smooth. Deep dark blue and black fruits, cedar, blackberry liqueur, pencil lead and sweet chocolate. Really sensational and I wanted more.
WOTN by a sound margin. Unbelievably rich and pure, phenomenal intensity and silky smooth. Deep dark blue and black fruits, cedar, blackberry liqueur, pencil lead and sweet chocolate. Really sensational and I wanted more.
Jul 30th, 2017
2001 in Mag...was RP 100 but really have no idea what that means now. Robust fruit lead profile but less pronounced than other RP100 Napa's. Guess good price for the points but I do generally like 2001 vintage.
2001 in Mag...was RP 100 but really have no idea what that means now. Robust fruit lead profile but less pronounced than other RP100 Napa's. Guess good price for the points but I do generally like 2001 vintage.
Apr 10th, 2016
Love the dark fruit., nice full mouthfeel., lush with silky tannins.
Drinking insanely GREAT right now!!
😍🍷😍
Love the dark fruit., nice full mouthfeel., lush with silky tannins.
Drinking insanely GREAT right now!!
😍🍷😍
Started off amazing. Became porty after about an hour.
Started off amazing. Became porty after about an hour.
Aug 12th, 2015Got a little hot at some point. Still a very good wine!!
Got a little hot at some point. Still a very good wine!!
Aug 2nd, 2015Super sweet fruit, lots of oak, incredibly rich. Big time Napa Cab doing its thing. Gorgeous and hedonistic.
Super sweet fruit, lots of oak, incredibly rich. Big time Napa Cab doing its thing. Gorgeous and hedonistic.
May 23rd, 2015Cabernet perfection! 2001 Shafer hillside is still young and at its prime! #napa #stagsleap #cabernetsauvignon
Cabernet perfection! 2001 Shafer hillside is still young and at its prime! #napa #stagsleap #cabernetsauvignon
Apr 17th, 2015