Shafer Vineyards
Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, USA

Found this in our 12’s. What a surprise! Loved it
Found this in our 12’s. What a surprise! Loved it
Sep 12th, 2021
If the Ancient Greek gods were around and drinking wine I bet this would be on their menu every night
100% estate grown and 100% CS varietal - three years in barrel - tobacco, tea and complex yet integrated tannins dusted in smoky clove scents. Intensely peppery, its youthful blackberry and cherry flavors shine through
Inky in color, the wine pops with black and blue fruit, smoke and vanilla aromatics. Fat, rich and fleshy, the wine is packed with it all including the kitchen sink
Decanted for three hours and served filet mignon with an amazing homemade BBQ hollandaise with grilled mushrooms NC sauce to celebrate the Wolfpack victory today - what a way to close out the evening - all full stomachs and world class smiles for all
If the Ancient Greek gods were around and drinking wine I bet this would be on their menu every night
100% estate grown and 100% CS varietal - three years in barrel - tobacco, tea and complex yet integrated tannins dusted in smoky clove scents. Intensely peppery, its youthful blackberry and cherry flavors shine through
Inky in color, the wine pops with black and blue fruit, smoke and vanilla aromatics. Fat, rich and fleshy, the wine is packed with it all including the kitchen sink
Decanted for three hours and served filet mignon with an amazing homemade BBQ hollandaise with grilled mushrooms NC sauce to celebrate the Wolfpack victory today - what a way to close out the evening - all full stomachs and world class smiles for all

Great wine for sure and RP hit it right at 💯 - decanted two and half hours and BANG / the lights started flickering - everything went to slow motion yet my Jedi movements were in sync and like a ninja the world was mine for taking - that is the wine speaking - it is that GOOD
All 😀😀😀🍷😀😀😀
Great wine for sure and RP hit it right at 💯 - decanted two and half hours and BANG / the lights started flickering - everything went to slow motion yet my Jedi movements were in sync and like a ninja the world was mine for taking - that is the wine speaking - it is that GOOD
All 😀😀😀🍷😀😀😀

4 hour decant. Still slightly angular in its youth but open and voluptuous with air. I'd hold for optimum drinking.
4 hour decant. Still slightly angular in its youth but open and voluptuous with air. I'd hold for optimum drinking.
Jun 19th, 2017
Lovely young, approachable wine. Mouthfeel top notch.
Lovely young, approachable wine. Mouthfeel top notch.
Apr 12th, 2017
A total hedonistic turn-on, the 2012 has developed beautifully since I tasted it last year. The 2012 is not especially subtle. Instead it bursts from the glass with intense raciness and voluptuousness. Dark red cherry, pomegranate, spice and new leather flesh out on the opulent finish... (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2015)
A total hedonistic turn-on, the 2012 has developed beautifully since I tasted it last year. The 2012 is not especially subtle. Instead it bursts from the glass with intense raciness and voluptuousness. Dark red cherry, pomegranate, spice and new leather flesh out on the opulent finish... (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2015)
Mar 14th, 2017






