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White
2013 Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Napa / Sonoma
- Carneros
Label borrowed from 2014
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Community Tasting Notes 57
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West Coast Wine Likes this wine: 94 points
July 16, 2022 - Showing great right now. No signs of age as this is still light straw in color with no real color variation which was expected. Bright citrus on the nose and a touch of oak. Med body and still vibrant acid. Guessed this was an Eastside Aubert initially. One of the best Shafer Chardonnay’s I’ve had in the last 10+ years especially with some age.
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JCGuthrie wrote:
March 20, 2022 - Very light on the palate, with primarily rounded citrus notes and plenty of acid.
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NiklasT Likes this wine: 93 points
August 5, 2021 - Wonderful bottle, opens up with blossom which soon turns into more expected notes of caramelized corn, grilled lemons, lemon-peel and very ripe, yellow apples. Broad, intense with balance and great mouthfeel and length. Excellent example of mature, sun-kissed chardonnay. Very enjoyable now and Will probably stay in this phase 3-5 years more.
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JCGuthrie wrote: 92 points
July 19, 2021 - Pop n' pour. This bottle showed really nicely, with notes of citrus zest and some tropical fruit.
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JCGuthrie wrote:
February 20, 2021 - This showed less balanced and more acidic early on, with lots of preserved lemon on the nose, joined by lime pith and under-ripe nectarine on the palate. I recall other bottles drinking a little better right out of the bottle, but with air the complexities did emerge...perhaps just to a lesser degree than previous bottles.
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By John Szabo, MS
11/20/2015 (link)(Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Napa Valley/Carneros white) Subscribe to see review text.
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11/18/2015 (link)(Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Napa Valley/Carneros white) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2013 Napa Valley: Once Upon a Time in America… (Oct 2015), 10/1/2015 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
New Releases from Napa Valley: 2012 and 2013 (Dec 2014), 10/1/2014 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch Napa Valley, Carneros) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type White
- Producer Shafer
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Red Shoulder Ranch
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa / Sonoma
- Appellation Carneros
- UPC Codes 013528100022, 091882427450, 4000127414397
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 713 (32%)
- Consumed 1,533 (68%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
98% Like It 43 votes
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- VarietyChardonnay
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa / Sonoma
- AppellationCarneros
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