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Red
2007 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Stags Leap District
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Community Tasting Notes 140
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Alanbert Likes this wine: 96 points
February 6, 2024 - Rounded smoky notes with light, silky, well achieved tannins and a very lasting aftertaste indeed.
Undoubtedly a great Cabernet, alongside with the extroverted Montebello and the classic 707 from Penfolds…1 person found this helpful Comment -
Marshmallowman Likes this wine: 98 points
January 1, 2024 - Perfection … cassis and currant fruits with licorice and spicy herbs … wonderful balance and long lingering finish.
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gator22 Likes this wine: 95 points
December 23, 2023 - Still going strong with powerful tannins. Drank beautifully after an hour decant.
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WineWright Likes this wine: 98 points
November 10, 2023 - Spectacular! My last fabulous bottle of this vintage was in 2020. Posted a new photo.
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randyjc wrote: 90 points
September 4, 2023 - The last of these and I am not sorry. Each one has been a disappointment - one of the worst QPRs I’ve bought in over 30 years. Untamed alcohol heat and a bombastic personality. It also had the misfortune of sharing the table with a 2002 Mouton Rothschild which was a gracefully mature and classic Pauilliac. I understand there are people who truly enjoy those gigantic Napa wines but I am not one. And don’t get me started on the wastefulness of the bottles.
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By William Kelley
Shafer Hillside Select Vertical, 6/30/2017 (link)(Shafer, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Vintage Retrospective: The 2007 Napa Valley Cabernets (May 2017), 5/17/2017 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Vertical Tasting of Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select (Jul 2016), 7/1/2016 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap District) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer Shafer
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Hillside Select
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Stags Leap District
- UPC Codes 013528400023, 833959003439
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 43 (1%)
- In Cellars 5,383 (64%)
- Consumed 2,933 (35%)
Food Pairing
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationStags Leap District
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