Shafer - Cabernet Sauvignon 'Hillside Select' 2018
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$370.00
Hillside Select is a wine of a place, produced each vintage from carefully selected blocks of the hillside vineyards surrounding the winery. These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels. Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit, rich flavors, and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in Stags Leap District.
The 2018 vintage in Napa Valley is known for a lot of things but here at Shafer it’s known for a year that has produced a bold, juicy, outstanding Hillside Select.
Winemaker Comments: “The 2018 is our 35th vintage of Hillside Select and this release more than earns its place in this classic, elegant lineage. In the glass you’ll find rich, opulent aromas of blackberry, cocoa, black cherry, rhubarb, rose water, and espresso. The mouth is a juicy, energetic cascade of summer bramble fruit, cassis, black licorice, red plum, fresh cracked pepper, and baking spice with a lengthy, compelling finish. All this decadence comes wrapped in ripe tannins for long-term aging in your cellar.”
Producer: Shafer Vineyards
Country: USA
Region: California
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: Napa Valley
Vintage: 2018
Size: 750ml