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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.4 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 235 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 3/1/2024 & rated 92 points: Final of 3 bottles, last consumed 4.5 years ago (92 pts). Consumed over 2 days.
84% Syrah, 16% Petite Sirah, 14.9% abv.
No formal TN, but beautiful black and blue fruits with notes of black pepper, creosote, and wet soil.
Nicely resolving tannins, really drinking so well right now. Enjoy through 2029 or so. (214 views) | | | Tasted by B&PBaker on 9/3/2023 & rated 94 points: Excellent in all aspects. 94 (699 views) | | | Tasted by konadog on 6/19/2023 & rated 93 points: Rich, blackberry fruit, with a hint of caramel/crème brûlée. Tannins are very fine and dusty. (698 views) | | | Tasted by pdebree on 12/25/2022 & rated 94 points: Wonderful Syrah paired with smoked prime rib! (1047 views) | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 12/18/2022 & rated 94 points: Better btl than the last one? This still rich dark fruit. A hint of tannins with a long finish. (1163 views) | | | Tasted by Rick and Debra on 10/15/2022: Anna and Jake anniversary 2022 (1132 views) | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 3/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Deep color, good fruit, light on the palate, OK finish with food it is good. Without food it has a dry finish. Needs food. Drink. (1552 views) | | | Tasted by PinotPaul on 12/24/2021 & rated 98 points: Absolutely fabulous. Everyone at the table was amazed. (1549 views) | | | Tasted by kmforster on 12/21/2021 & rated 95 points: Spectacular. I rarely score wines this high but this was really great. Decanted for about two hours. (1407 views) | | | Tasted by rpenn77 on 11/27/2021 & rated 94 points: Dark fruits with a big mouthfeel and long finish. Great Syrah Blend (1384 views) | | | Tasted by RD59 on 11/12/2021 & rated 96 points: Spectacular! (1331 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 5/22/2021 & rated 92 points: The cork broke upon extraction so I decanted through a vinturi and let sit for two hours. The nose is dark fruit. The palate is dark plums, leather and spice leading to a moderate to long finish. Drinking great for its age and I think it can go another five years at this level with out any problem. (1464 views) | | | Tasted by Bowmanifesto on 1/24/2021 & rated 94 points: Luxuriant body, plush as velvet, smooth as silk. Layers and layers of luscious flavors, from elegant cassis to rich chocolate to exotic spices, all wrapped in fine tannins. Relentless indeed. (1447 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 1/10/2021 & rated 92 points: Similar to the bottle I had in the beginning of October. Opened an hour and a half before consuming. The nose is dark fruit. The palate is dark plums, leather and spice leading to a moderate to long finish. (1587 views) | | | Tasted by rpenn77 on 12/25/2020 & rated 95 points: Spectacular CA Syrah paired great with our roasted meat dish (1318 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 10/5/2020 & rated 92 points: Opened and let sit for two hours. The nose is dark fruit. The palate is dark plums, leather and spice leading to a moderate to long finish. Drinking great for its age and IMHO has years to go. (1734 views) | | | Tasted by vinodolphin on 8/19/2020 & rated 93 points: Last bottle and still can't believe that it is still this good. A great buy almost 10 years ago. (1366 views) | | | Tasted by Bobc7had on 7/18/2020 & rated 93 points: Fabulous (1322 views) | | | Tasted by Ridgerunner on 6/24/2020 & rated 94 points: These are truly special wines for those with a passion for syrah Petite Sirah field blends! (1345 views) | | | Tasted by jfolbe on 1/15/2020 & rated 93 points: I big but tannins soft. Has peaked so no need to hold onto unless you want more tertiary notes. (1790 views) | | | Tasted by ravbik on 11/25/2019 & rated 95 points: Ripe complex red . Full bodied. In great place (1712 views) | | | Tasted by urban_dk on 11/1/2019 & rated 90 points: Truth in advertising. Intense plum and licorice flavors, acidity rounded out and tannins resolved enough to put it in an OK drinking window. That said, years ahead for this beast. Had it been a blind tasting, I would’ve guessed a top-tier Barossa Valley Shiraz. Recommend pairing with a hearty red meat dinner. (1798 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 9/20/2019 & rated 92 points: Bottle #2 of 3, last consumed 3 years ago (92 pts). Consumed over 3 days.
84% Syrah, 16% Petite Sirah, 14.9% abv.
A meaty, beaty, big and bouncy wine.
I lean to the Old World, with a preference for elegance over brawn...but this wine is straight up delicious.
Aromas of plum skin, hot tar, black pepper, and black cherry compote.
Full bodied, lots of glycerin and just plain yummy, this wine can stand alone as a conversation piece.
Adequate acidity and a long finish, drink through 2025+. (1652 views) | | | Tasted by Rezy13 on 7/30/2019: Tuesday Night Double Blind $40+ (Bin 75 Alpharetta, GA): Completely black and highly extracted, violet rim; somewhat nutty, deep dense black fruit, violets, not leading with oak, primary, licorice, alcoholic, no real soil component, blackberry, plusher, big tannin; called '11 Relentless. (1840 views) | | | Tasted by vinodolphin on 7/20/2019 & rated 94 points: Wonderful as always. Perfect choice for our 49th Anniversary that was delayed 3 days due to a family illness. Sadly, only one bottle left. (1454 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Shafer Producer website
John Shafer and his family founded Shafer Vineyards, located in the Stags Leap District of the Napa Valley, in 1979. From the Shafers' first wine, a 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon,
their wines have won much acclaim. Today, the Shafers farm 200 acres of vineyard in the Stags Leap District, Carneros and Oak Knoll regions. Their flagship wine, Hillside Select,
is produced from selected blocks of the family's hillside vineyards and is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. They also produce Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Merlot, One Point Five
(Cabernet Sauvignon) and Relentless (a Syrah/Petite Sirah blend), which was named #1 wine of the year by Wine Spectator's "Top 100" of 2012.Syrah BlendThe 2018 is 40% Merlot and 60% Syrah.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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