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2004 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Stags Leap District
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Community Tasting Notes 250
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salil wrote: 91 points
March 7, 2024 - WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): Spectacular aromatics here - an array of dark chocolate, violets, black fruit, and more low toned smoky and earthy savouriness. A lovely wine to just sit and smell, though the palate doesn't quite live up - there's plenty of ripe, luscious fruit here, but also a tinge of heat on the finish.
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kenv Likes this wine: 97 points
March 7, 2024 - WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): [Double-decanted around 2pm.] The muted nose of black currants slowly opens up to brighter fruit and flowers. Young, but so rich and complex. Very long finish. Easily the WOTN for me and the group.
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davidandrose Likes this wine: 94 points
December 25, 2023 - 2 hrs slow ox, not decanted. Right out of the bottle there was a bit of raisin/prune out of both standard and Somm stems, however, this could be the result of several moves (have had issues with several other pre-move HSS bottles) but has largely blown off.
Still ample dark fruit and a lovely, balanced satiny coating across the entire palate. For me this is in a great place and unlikely to improve. Pleased that this is my final, but again, there may have been some transit damage that has shortened the life of this in my cellar. -
jedwilson Likes this wine: 98 points
August 30, 2023 - Drank a bottle in 2013 with friends and rated it 98 then: "Wow! What a wine! From a vintage that some have "taken to task," this excellent cabernet has multi-layered characteristics, wonderful integration, smooth tannins, rich taste and long finish. Don't let anyone make you think this wine is anything short of amazing! Drink now through 2024."
Drinking a bottle in 2023 (10 years later) and I would say the same as then. I don't believe cellaring from here will significantly enhance - enjoy!2 people found this helpful Comments (1) -
signotim wrote: flawed
July 19, 2023 - Corked. Bummer
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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
Horizontal Tasting of Napa Valley’s 2004 Cabernets (Jun 2015), 3/1/2015 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap District) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2013, Issue #45, Recently Tasted Old School and Neo-Classical American Wines(Shafer “Hillside Select” Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
2/21/2013 (link)(Shafer, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap District) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- 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 Code 013528400023
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 27 (0%)
- In Cellars 4,047 (59%)
- Consumed 2,808 (41%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
as a standalone, Beef tenderloin, chocolate, Creamy Polenta, Dave - steak tips in NH, English Peas & Pearl Onions, Leg of lamb, PAN ROASTED COLORADO LAMB LOIN, Prime Rib, Rack of lambWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationStags Leap District
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