Shafer

Napa Valley

2009 Shafer Hillside Select
NOV 13 Deep ruby. Rich, fruity, intense and ripe, massive nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, rich and long.92

2008 Shafer Hillside Select
NOV 14 (Magnum) Deep ruby, towards opaque. Rich, intense, fruity, ripe, slightly alcoholic on top. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, intense, fruity, spices and some vanilla, almost some minerals beneath, long. 92

2008 Shafer One Point Five Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
NOV 11 Deep ruby, fruit driven, more elegant than many, fresh, ripe, nicely balanced, fresh acidity, ripe tannins, long. 90

2008 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley
OCT 13 Deep ruby. Ripe, rich, fruity, plums, jammy, cassis nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, fruity, fairly lively, sweet and a bit big, good length. 89

2007 Shafer Hillside Select
DEC 11 Deep ruby, feels a bit cooler and fresher than the 08, cassis, mint, black tea and coffee. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, very young, long finish. 91

2005 Shafer Hillside Select

JAN 14 Deep ruby, thin garnet rim. Scented, even if slightly alcoholic and sweet. Licorice, ripe morellos, touch of cassis. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, sweet and coffee with a touch of anise. Hollow and up front. 86

2005 Shafer Hillside Select
NOV 09 Dark ruby, young, intense nose of red berries, tobacco, coffee, some mint in the back. God acidity, great ripe tannins, pleasant structure, perfect balance, lovely complexity, very long finish. A charmer now, and will develop greatly. 94

2004 Shafer Hillside Select
NOV 09 Deep ruby, some spices, chocolate over blackcurrants, cigars and coffee. Fantastic acidity, balances the body greatly, ripe tannins, good structure, lovelly balance and cmplexiy, some pepper in the very long aftertaste, keep. 93

2001 Shafer Carneros Chardonnay
DEC 09 Golden colour, very tropical, hints of botrytis, think Monbazillacish, one dimensional. Medium acidity, a bit unbalanced, ok finish. 80