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1987 Bottle (750ml)
Shafer Vineyards, Shafer Merlot 1987, California, USA
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Highlights
- From Napa Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 189 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Merlot
- 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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- Region or Appellation
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5 - 15.3%
- Blend
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Predominantly Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot
Production Attributes
- Winemaker
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Elias Fernandez
- Ownership
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Shafer family
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Eel donburi Starter Course
- Eel rice pot
- Contains: sake, soy sauce
- Japanese
- Kebab Main Course
- Contains: meat
- Worldwide
- Beefburger Main Course
- Contains: beef burger
- American
- Gouda Cheese Course
- Dutch
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Critics Score
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All
89 / 100
$ 82
2014
92 / 100
$ 72
2013
88 / 100
$ 66
2012
90 / 100
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2011
88 / 100
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2010
91 / 100
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2009
89 / 100
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2008
90 / 100
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2007
89 / 100
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2006
90 / 100
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2005
89 / 100
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2004
90 / 100
$ 65
2003
90 / 100
$ 71
2002
90 / 100
$ 65
2001
90 / 100
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2000
90 / 100
$ 75
1999
90 / 100
$ 112
1998
88 / 100
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1997
90 / 100
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1996
88 / 100
$ 105
1995
89 / 100
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1994
89 / 100
$ 100
1993
89 / 100
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1992
87 / 100
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1991
87 / 100
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1990
87 / 100
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1987
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$ 189
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1987 Vintage: California Learn more
Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Likely past it
The 1987 vintage for California was generally considered brilliant.
The growing season began dry with a long period of drought. Cool, dry conditions hampered both budburst and flowering reducing yields until a hot summer eventually crept in with the odd heat spike s...
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