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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 415 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Stanrocks on 12/19/2023 & rated 91 points: Spicy nose of pine tree, retsina, toast, milk chocolate, lactic, but a very fresh hint happens here !
Ripe palate, smooth tannins, lesser gummy, warm feel and rich fruit in mid-late, building up ! rich and bold ! Winter Wine ! Superlative
Juts entering its best spot I believe, as oak is well integrated, only alcohol is fairly overwhelming here and unbalances what could a really stunning wine !
A little cold does help to have a lesser warm feel !
Very Good indeed !
91/93, more intense than the Pauillac but less elegance ! (422 views) | | | Tasted by Winiac on 5/11/2023 & rated 88 points: Lacks focus in flavors, acid minus with full body. Bouquet was also underwhelming. Somewhat disappointing! (782 views) | | | Tasted by Shugs_Claret on 7/14/2022 & rated 91 points: Still very youthful in color. Very aromatic on popping with mixed fruits and tobacco leaf. The palate still has loads of dark fruit and cedar. The tannins are a bit grippy but not off putting. No hint of heat despite the 14.9%. Just enough acidity to get by. Drink up, else you end up with flabby fruit juice. (1277 views) | | | Tasted by wine4lux on 5/24/2022 & rated 92 points: Last of 4 bottles. Still in an excellent drinking window. Opened bottle and poured through a Vinturi to serve. The fruit profile is bit on the darker side, solid cocoa and tobacco notes. Tannins are detectable but not intrusive. Drank over a 2 hour period with no real change in profile. (1187 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 4/30/2022: I had a small refrigerator (freezing) malfunction a couple of months ago, which caused some corks to be pushed out. Although none of the corks became completely dislodged, I’m now trying to consume the effected wines earlier than anticipated…
Consumed after standing up the uncorked bottle for approximately 30 minutes. Cork showed minor oxygen intrusion; HOWEVER, color displayed a clear, deep ruby color. Pronounced aromas and rich flavors displayed perfume, violets, cassis, blackberry, black cherry, ripe plum, shoe leather, milk chocolate, dark earthy loam, and clunky rock. At the cusp of the early stages maturity: fruits starting to show dried, cooked, and stewed characteristics; acidity, fruit and tannin in complete harmony; power yielding to finesse, and a “fading” finish. Enjoyed with broiled peppers, onions, mushrooms, and leftover lamb. In spite of the cork issue, the bottle was excellent, impressive and has another 3-5 years of cellaring left. Drink through 2025. (1217 views) | | | Tasted by Backdoctor on 1/16/2022 & rated 92 points: Solid cab at the right time to drink. I dont think it would cellar longer than now. It still had fruit, the tannins were there but not overpowering. Gave it good body. (1281 views) | | | Tasted by Nomadirish on 12/25/2021 & rated 88 points: Ate with a prime beef tenderloin. Let’s decant for an hour. Thought was good at first but over time, it seemed to lose its finish. Last bottle so perhaps time to drink if you have. (1058 views) | | | Tasted by jyensan on 12/6/2021 & rated 93 points: My last of a case and the best bottle yet. This is finally mature and very rewarding. The fruit has toned down but there’s still plenty to enjoy. Tannins are firm but smooth. Incredible terroir driven aromas of earth and tobacco. No rush as this should drink well for a few more years! (849 views) | | | Tasted by Gladstone Lake on 7/23/2021 & rated 92 points: Smooth and balanced. Drinking well now. Don’t wait much longer. (1128 views) | | | Tasted by Scar510 on 3/20/2021 & rated 94 points: Home. Steak, lamb night. Started kinda to much earth, leather. But smoothed out after couple hours decanting. Ended up wonderful! (1487 views) | | | Tasted by davidandrose on 12/5/2020 & rated 92 points: Decanted half while pouring the balance directly from the bottle. 20 mins of air, then followed over 45 mins. While writing this after the fact so no details, this was great from the start; smooth and elegant. Not sure that I'd let these sit much longer. (1592 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 9/30/2020 & rated 94 points: Final of 2 bottles. Last tasted 4.5 years ago.
This wine has matured beautifully, showing very pretty dark red and black fruits, perfectly moderated acidity to keep it fresh, and finely grained tannins with a long fruit and soil-driven finish. Drink now through 2025+. (1695 views) | | | Tasted by MilesLP on 4/4/2020 & rated 91 points: Very good wine but not outstanding (2085 views) | | | Tasted by Josch48 on 3/29/2020 & rated 93 points: Anyone with expectations of a Bordeaux left bank experience will be disappointed. That being said, my remembrances from our stay-at-home celebratory takeaway meal last evening are vivid this morning after.
Our bottle had, in our estimation, at least five more years of viability, with an opaque arterial red color and redolent with an intoxicating nose, primarily expressive of an aroma of black and red fruit compote, and a heady bouquet of forest mushrooms and freshly tilled moist rich soil.
The unctuous glycerin-rich mouthfeel complimented the rich, sweet fruit which coated all levels of palate appreciation, throughout the minutes-long finish. I hope one day to screw up my courage and purchase a bottle of Hillside Select.
My impression of CellarTracker contributors from whom I continually seek advice, is one of selfless and sharing camaraderie exemplified by insightful situational “in the trenches” experiences that, in my opinion, have every bit of veracity as can be seen in the critiques of “world class” industry experts. This forum is invaluable and, in many instances, highly entertaining and enlightening. Truly a resource to be treasured. (1776 views) | | | Tasted by scaredone on 2/8/2020 & rated 93 points: Cherries and pepper and all nice, I still have a few of these and they are good for a few years yet. (1771 views) | | | Tasted by michigan dogs on 12/25/2019 & rated 94 points: This was a gift when I retired, but I thought I had better open as it was 12 years old and I was afraid it might have peaked. No worries, this blew me away at how well it was drinking with no sign of age other than being in perfect balance. Good dark fruits, lively acidity, smooth, delicious. This was as good as some Hillside Select at 1/3 the price. (1737 views) | | | Tasted by Snag One on 11/27/2019 & rated 92 points: Decanted for an hour before pouring. Deep ruby red with a slight brownish tone. Nice nose consisting of figs, cherries, peppercorns and charcoal. Very nice layers of dried figs, chocolate, bing cherries and licorice. Nicely balance with an enjoyable finish. (1550 views) | | | Tasted by mlawren1 on 11/9/2019 & rated 93 points: Very supple wine. Nice layers of plums, cherries and berries. Finishes smooth and silky. (1184 views) | | | Tasted by GA_Seattle on 10/11/2019 & rated 91 points: Double decanted, poured two hours later. Deep red. Prolific nose of violet, cinnamon, cumin and charcoal. Ripe black cherry and vanilla, silky mouthfeel. Mid palate seemed a little thin. Try again in one year. (1335 views) | | | Tasted by sfbikeguy on 8/29/2019 & rated 91 points: Agree with the one dimensional comment. Maybe should have been enjoyed earlier. This is 12 years. Decanted for 3 hours. The other people at dinner liked the wine. (1356 views) | | | Tasted by Chasse_spleen on 7/13/2019 & rated 93 points: Wondrous nose, with herbal notes, thyme and mushrooms. Lots of deep fruit, cherry and dark plums. Acidity and soft tannins providing the architecture. This is good stuff, probably peaking now - but will remain like this for quite some time, based on the solid foundation. (1349 views) | | | Tasted by ClaudioMac1 on 6/1/2019 & rated 93 points: Beautiful wine. Absolute perfection right now. Classic Napa cab showing everything it has to offer right now. I don’t think this will improve with age but I don’t think it could have ever shown better any younger. This is the time to drink this gorgeous, fresh red and black fruit showing wine. Stunningly perfect pairing with grilled grass fed bone-in sirloins,wild rice, and grilled Swiss chard with olive oil and oregano dressing. (1443 views) | | | Tasted by Wine G on 3/29/2019 & rated 94 points: Peaking and in a sweet spot, imho the Shafer 1.5 is always a reliable and consistently tasty wine, the 2007 was a good one. Drink away (1752 views) | | | Tasted by jyensan on 12/2/2018 & rated 93 points: Drank at Serotte’s house over a fabulous dinner prepared by Rita, along with Renzoni’s. Always an impressive wine and went well with dinner. No formal notes but still drinking well. (1933 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 10/25/2018 & rated 92 points: High intensity upon opening the bottle, this settled down a bit soon after. Nice fruit, medium-bodied, ended up a bit one-dimensional. Some nice dryness on the finish. Was hoping for a bit more. I tried the '14 or '15 recently, which felt richer and more complete. This is nice enough but likely over-priced right now.
Slightly better on the 2nd day but still lacking a refinement I expect from Napa cabs at this kind of price-point. (2001 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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JebDunnuck.com, Shafer One Point Five (8/16/2021)
(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Sara d'Amato
WineAlign (10/11/2011)
(Shafer One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (2/16/2011)
(Shafer One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (2/9/2011)
(Shafer One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Linda Murphy
JancisRobinson.com (12/8/2010)
(Shafer, One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150
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| Shafer Producer website
John Shafer and his family founded Shafer Vineyards, located in the Stags Leap District of the Napa Valley, in 1979. From the Shafers' first wine, a 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon,
their wines have won much acclaim. Today, the Shafers farm 200 acres of vineyard in the Stags Leap District, Carneros and Oak Knoll regions. Their flagship wine, Hillside Select,
is produced from selected blocks of the family's hillside vineyards and is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. They also produce Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Merlot, One Point Five
(Cabernet Sauvignon) and Relentless (a Syrah/Petite Sirah blend), which was named #1 wine of the year by Wine Spectator's "Top 100" of 2012.Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Stags Leap District Stags Leap District |
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