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2009 Shafer Vineyards Relentless
- Napa Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 115 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2012.
Critic tasting note: "Relentless is Shafer's Syrah-based red wine. It's always rich, ripe and bold, and the 2009 is no exception. The alcohol is very high, making the wine heady and warm. If you can get past that, you'll find a huge wine, massive in blackberry, plump raisin and chocolate flavors, with soft tannins and a long, sweet finish. The blend contains 18% Petite Sirah." - 92/100, Wine Enthusiast
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2009 Bottle (750ml)
Shafer Vineyards Stags Leap District Syrah Relentless
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Highlights
- From Napa Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 115 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Syrah
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Shafer Vineyards is a family-owned wine producer in the Stags Leap District of the Napa Valley. It is particularly known for its Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, regarded as one of the very finest wines in California. With t...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- Relentless is a blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah that originates in a rugged, sloping vineyard planted in the chaparral foothills of the Vaca Mountains, along Napa Valley’s drier, cooler southeast corridor. The soul of the wine, though, comes from its namesake, our longtime winemaker, Elias Fernandez, who the Shafer family honors with this proprietary blend for his relentless pursuit of quality.
- Drinking Window
- 2014-2024
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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15.8%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Syrah & Petite Sirah (Durif)
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Winemaker
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Elias Fernandez
- Ownership
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Shafer family
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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A small ridgetop site and a foothills site along the Vaca Mountains just south of Stags Leap District.
- Ageing
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30 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak barrels (Allier & Tronçais).
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Beef with black bean sauce Main Course
- Chinese
- Lamb couscous Main Course
- Contains: ras el hanout
- Moroccan
- Chicken tagine Main Course
- Contains: ras el hanout
- Moroccan
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12-Jun-2013
2009 vintage
92 / 100
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When to drink: 2014 to 2024
2009 Vintage
Tasted: Jul 2014
Relentless is Shafer's Syrah-based red wine. It's always rich, ripe and bold, and the 2009 is no exception. The alcohol is very high, making the wine heady and warm. If you can get past that, you'll find a huge wine, massive in blackberry, plump raisin and chocolate flavors, with soft tannins and a long, sweet finish. The blend contains 18% Petite Sirah.
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93 / 100
$ 95
2019
94 / 100
$ 97
2018
92 / 100
$ 95
2017
92 / 100
$ 93
2016
93 / 100
$ 93
2015
93 / 100
$ 99
2014
93 / 100
$ 97
2013
94 / 100
$ 108
2012
94 / 100
$ 150
2011
92 / 100
$ 89
2010
93 / 100
$ 132
2009
92 / 100
$ 115
2008
93 / 100
$ 199
2007
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2006
92 / 100
$ 105
2005
90 / 100
$ 100
2004
90 / 100
$ 139
2003
91 / 100
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2002
92 / 100
$ 135
2001
91 / 100
$ 155
2000
91 / 100
$ 129
1999
92 / 100
$ 104
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2009 Vintage: California Learn more
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2009 vintage for California was good with some particular highlights.
The growing season began with a wet spring for most regions, although Sonoma remained dry, and heavy May rains helped to rejuvenate the drought-stricken soils. Regions like Central Coast saw nasty ...
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