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Community Tasting Notes 69
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Janstan Likes this wine: 91 points
May 2, 2023 - Went well with bacon, Swiss cheese hamburgers
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Janstan Likes this wine: 94 points
September 6, 2021 - Beautiful right now. It was the hit of the night, with some stiff competition.
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EvanRose Likes this wine: 95 points
June 30, 2021 - End of an era - my last shafer merlot. Delicious, rich and full bodied. Toasted oak, vanilla, black cherry and blackberry. Smooth as silk.
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AllRed wrote: 91 points
June 4, 2021 - Decanted thirty minutes. Youthful dark color. Cherry, chocolate, cedar and currant tones. Medium-bodied; well-balanced. Drinking very well at the moment.
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jshufelt wrote: 90 points
April 8, 2021 - Consistent with previous tasting notes.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2014, IWC Issue #174 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
11/26/2013 (link)(Shafer Merlot, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Terroir Matters - Updated (Nov 2013) (link)(Shafer Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012) (link)(Shafer Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Shafer
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 013528200029, 400003462629, 8073760200029
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 6 (0%)
- In Cellars 881 (44%)
- Consumed 1,115 (56%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
98% Like It 45 votes
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- ProducerShafer
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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