1985 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  12/17/2020 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium garnet color. Sweet cherries, blood orange, and cranberries on the nose. Incredibly tangy notes of blood orange, Slightly green raspberries, and pomelo. Delicious.

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  1/4/2017 - Burgnick wrote: 90 Points

  Nose is secondary with blood, iron, leather and prunes. Palate is not very deep with some tobacco, leather and black fruit. It should be consumed now. Slightly off peak. It lacks the freshness.

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  9/6/2015 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium-deep garnet in color with ever-so-slight clearing at the edges. Initially reticent with notes of leather & prunes; later developing with decanting and extended airing into a forward, attractive & complex nose of mature & developed, ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blueberries & plums with classic cigar box overtones of cedar & tobacco, leather, dried herbs, mint, licorice, dusty, spices, minerals, smoky and a hint of toasty oak. Medium-full bodied with good concentration of smooth textured & elegant, developed & mature, complex ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blueberries & plums with herbs, spices, minerals, earthy and a touch of toasty oak. Lingering silky finish. Drinks quite well at present and appears to be at its peak of development and should hold for a few more years although I doubt any further development would occur from additional aging. A nicely aged classic Napa Cab; still going strong at 30 years of age.

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  1/21/2012 - Cardinalscientific wrote: 90 Points

  Very light for a California Cab. Nice nose of sandalwood and licorice along with some berries. I bet this was much better 3-5 years ago. Very good, but just past it's prime. I wish I drank it sooner.

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  2/13/2010 - JCF Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The wine looks Brick colored.
  It smells like Rose, Honeysuckle, and Pine.
  It tastes like Pine, Sandalwood, Rose, Strawberry, and Tea.
  The body is Medium.
  The wine is textured Silky.
  The wine finishes Long.

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