Tasted like a shot of bourbon with some grape juice. I love Shafer, this bottle tasted flat without any fruit, which if am fine with and prefer. Yet, the only thing I could taste was the alcohol and oak. Maybe the bottle was flawed?
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Gorgeous. Lifted sweet black and blue fruit layered with floral notes and pasty dough. Drinking really well now. Tannins still present, should go another 10+ years.
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Decanted 2 hours and enjoyed with pork loin. This is definitely in a sweet spot. 2 bottles to go and don’t think I will wait long on opening those. Nice!!!!
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(Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five) Dark purple red violet color; cedar, berry, blackberry nose; tight, tart berry, tart blackberry, cedar palate; needs 5 years; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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1/30/2024 - Shugs_Claret wrote: 93 Points
Nice bottle. Oak integrated. Dark fruits. High ABV but carries it well; balanced by acidity, fruit. Lots of life left.
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1/14/2024 - Phidelt418 wrote: flawed
Tasted like a shot of bourbon with some grape juice. I love Shafer, this bottle tasted flat without any fruit, which if am fine with and prefer. Yet, the only thing I could taste was the alcohol and oak. Maybe the bottle was flawed?
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8/12/2023 - JCGuthrie wrote: 93 Points
Gorgeous. Lifted sweet black and blue fruit layered with floral notes and pasty dough. Drinking really well now. Tannins still present, should go another 10+ years.
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6/23/2023 - JGinMO wrote: 92 Points
Well balanced , plenty of structure, no sharp edges, but not a lot of secondary flavors
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10/15/2022 - pinotluvr wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 2 hours and enjoyed with pork loin. This is definitely in a sweet spot. 2 bottles to go and don’t think I will wait long on opening those. Nice!!!!
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