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2005 Shafer Vineyards Merlot
- Napa Valley, USA
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- Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 48 / 750ml
- From August 2022
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Critic tasting note: "Shafer's Cabernet is so dominant, it's sometimes forgotten how good their Merlot can be. The wines are dependably dry, rich and balanced, as the excellent '05 demonstrates. It's soft and drinkable now, but rich and sweet in tannins that frame cherry, currant, cola, licorice and vanilla flavors. Will reward cellaring through 2011." - 91/100, Wine Enthusiast
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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
- Drinking Window
- 2015-2025
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5 - 15.3%
- Blend
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Predominantly Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot
- 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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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2005 vintage for California was overall excellent.
The growing season began with a soggy wet winter and damp spring.However, despite the damp, both budburst and flowering were mostly early across the state and vine growth was abundant promoting higher yields tha...
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