Shafer - Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2011 (750ml)
| Producer | Shafer |
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | California |
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| Subregion | Stags Leap District |
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| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Vintage | 2011 |
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| Sku | 01902 |
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Shafer Description
Hillside Select is aged a full four years prior to release (three years in Alliers and Tronçais oak barrels and 15 months in the bottle). While enjoyable today, this wine will gain richness and maturity with up to 20 years of careful cellaring.
Wine Enthusiast: 95 Points
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Openly rich and plush, with a dense core of mocha-laced blackberry, charry oak, subtle spice, hot brick and cedary, earthy notes, this hints at a rustic character and is edgy at points, yet the core intensity persists. Ends with drying tannins. Best from 2017 through 2027. 2,400 cases made.
Stephen Tanzer: 91 Points
Dark red with ruby tones. Musky aromas of mocha, coffee, leather, licorice, creosote and herbs. Juicy and intense but without the explosive fruit of the 2010; a touch of asparagus gives the wine a greenness in the middle palate but there's also plenty of supporting dark fruit and graphite minerality. Doug Shafer noted that this fruit was picked at up to 26 degrees Brix, but I still find it a bit light. Finishes with chalky tannins and a continuing element of greenness. Shafer described 2011 as "London in Napa Valley: it would not dry out." This was the first year the estate used its new optical sorter.
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