From the Chicago Tribune, May 1, 1986: “Shafer Vineyards 1982 Napa Reserve, about $16. Ex-Chicagoan John Shafer has produced a wine of lovely, deep color with a tart cherry character. Loaded with extract and tannin, this wine is another that could use some aging, although it is drinking very well at present.”
Shafer renamed the wine Hillside Select with the 1983 vintage. This 1982 was a beautiful wine. Kaleidoscopic aromatics with the balance and backbone to go for many more years. Exquisite... and no longer $16.
From the Chicago Tribune, May 1, 1986: “Shafer Vineyards 1982 Napa Reserve, about $16. Ex-Chicagoan John Shafer has produced a wine of lovely, deep color with a tart cherry character. Loaded with extract and tannin, this wine is another that could use some aging, although it is drinking very well at present.”
Shafer renamed the wine Hillside Select with the 1983 vintage. This 1982 was a beautiful wine. Kaleidoscopic aromatics with the balance and backbone to go for many more years. Exquisite... and no longer $16.
Mar 28th, 2019
From 3L nice color dark. Red fruit green pepper, lean tart yet Judy and very much alive, good finish, fully mature. More elegant. Nice not epic.
From 3L nice color dark. Red fruit green pepper, lean tart yet Judy and very much alive, good finish, fully mature. More elegant. Nice not epic.
Aug 16th, 2015
Napa Valley, California, USA
