Shafer Vineyards
Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Top Notes For
A big styled wine with well integrated tannins. Nice notes of spice and cocoa on top of the core of ripe darker fruits. Best at cellar temp after 90 minute decant.
A big styled wine with well integrated tannins. Nice notes of spice and cocoa on top of the core of ripe darker fruits. Best at cellar temp after 90 minute decant.
Jul 1st, 2020Just starting to show development. Dried black fruits upfront. Secondary notes of Cigar box, coffee bean, eucalyptus. Very textural, dense, ripe tannins, long length. Excited to see over next 5 years
Just starting to show development. Dried black fruits upfront. Secondary notes of Cigar box, coffee bean, eucalyptus. Very textural, dense, ripe tannins, long length. Excited to see over next 5 years
Oct 6th, 201808’ Pop & Pour. Big fruit, light acid & very low tannins.
08’ Pop & Pour. Big fruit, light acid & very low tannins.
Feb 23rd, 2018Owner Maison du Prix Wines, Cofounder Coup de Foudre, Former Executive Director of Wine Wynn Resorts
Drinking beautifully now.
Drinking beautifully now.
1 person found it helpfulAug 8th, 20152008, way too much alcohol (15.5) so the balance was out of whack. cigar box approach was nice but otherwise too much octane for me
2008, way too much alcohol (15.5) so the balance was out of whack. cigar box approach was nice but otherwise too much octane for me
Jun 19th, 2017Our new friends holding the contender for WOTN! @David A Lentine
Our new friends holding the contender for WOTN! @David A Lentine
Nov 6th, 2016