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2002 Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon
- Stags Leap District, USA
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- $ 534 / 750ml
- Red - Bold and Structured
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Critic tasting note: "It's been ages since I last tasted this gem. It is hard to believe, this is almost 18 years old. The color remains dark. The fruit, which has softened over the years, continues to hold on to its youth. The oak is better integrated. But this is still about the power and layers of decadent berries, so I'd wait another few years before popping another cork. 97 Points" - 97/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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2002 Shafer, Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, Bottle (750ml)
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Shafer Hillside Select 2002, Domestic Wines
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Shafer, Napa Valley, Hillside Select, Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
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Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 2002 [Provenance Guarantee]
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2002 Shafer Vineyards, Hillside Select, Cabernet Sauvignon, 750 mL
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$4,601.50
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2002 Case of 4 Magnum
Shafer, Hillside Select, Stags Leap District - [[pre-arrival]], United States
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$3,922.50
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2002 Case of 6 Btls
Shafer, Hillside Select, Stags Leap District - [[pre-arrival]], United States
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2002 Case of 6 Btls
Shafer, Hillside Select [Pre-Arrival]
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Highlights
- From Stags Leap District, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 534 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Bold and Structured
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
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
- Hillside Select is a wine of a place, sourced from carefully selected blocks of Stags Leap District hillside vineyards.These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels. Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit, rich flavors, and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in this renown AVA.
- Drinking Window
- 2008-2040
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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15.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Winemaker
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Elias Fernandez
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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100% hillside vineyards in Stags Leap District including Shafer’s estate vineyard blocks Sunspot John’s Upper 7, Venado Ilegal, and Firebreak
- Ageing
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32 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais)
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Harmonious, vibrant black cherry, rich plum, black fruit, red currant, red plum, and dark chocolate shot through with toasty vanilla and cedar.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Tablas de Monterrey Main Course
- Beef ribs with lemon and beer
- Contains: short rib
- Mexican
- Grain fed rib Main Course
- Contains: beef rib
- French
- Shinco di agnello Main Course
- Slow roast lamb shanks
- Italian
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2002 vintage
95 / 100
8 scores
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When to drink: 2008 to 2040
2002 Vintage
Tasted: Aug 2019
It's been ages since I last tasted this gem. It is hard to believe, this is almost 18 years old. The color remains dark. The fruit, which has softened over the years, continues to hold on to its youth. The oak is better integrated. But this is still about the power and layers of decadent berries, so I'd wait another few years before popping another cork. 97 Points
2002 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 2006
The impression is of a young, tannicly closed but enormously promising Cabernet. Floods the mouth with dramatic black currant, cherry and chocolate flavors, masses of toasty, caramelized new oak, and a rich, minerally earthiness. For all the power, there's elegance and refinement. If you must drink it now, decant it; best 2008–2015.
2002 Vintage
Tasted: Dec 2014
When to drink: 2014 to 2040
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2021
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2019
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2018
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2017
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$ 349
2016
97 / 100
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
95 / 100
$ 349
2011
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$ 280
2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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$ 499
2006
93 / 100
$ 296
2005
94 / 100
$ 372
2004
95 / 100
$ 359
2003
94 / 100
$ 295
2002
95 / 100
$ 534
2001
93 / 100
$ 423
2000
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$ 259
1999
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1998
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1997
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$ 417
1996
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$ 326
1995
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1994
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$ 559
1993
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$ 474
1992
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1991
94 / 100
$ 543
1990
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$ 494
1989
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$ 290
1988
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1987
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1986
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1985
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1984
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1983
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1982
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1978
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2002 Vintage: California Learn more
Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2002 vintage for California was exceptionally good.
A smooth spring made for a successful flowering and the good conditions were only set to continue. Apart from the odd heat spike in late summer, the weather remained sublime throughout the year. The cool August...
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