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Manage Subscriptions2009 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Stags Leap District
Community Tasting Notes 120
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tonyhuang Likes this wine: 94 points
March 4, 2024 - Decanted for 3 hours and brought to a Korean BBQ. When it was first opened it was a wall of tanin on the palate and sweet oak on the nose. After the decant the sweet fruit really comes forward, but not the Thomas river brown style of fake candy sweet, real preserved raspberry and blackberry sweet, with a mint undertone and a acid backbone that prevents it from going overboard. That being said, it is still a little too adolescent for my taste. Give it another 10 years and see where it lands.
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Experienced palate Likes this wine: 93 points
January 20, 2024 - PNP as terrible as that is for this wine. Purchased on Spectrum Auction (6 btls) ullage minimal and cork was great. All said this isn't a PNP wine at this time and requires hours of decanting and or a couple of more years to soften. Full bodied chewy tannins however very astringent under the circumstances.
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Philip67 Likes this wine: 96 points
December 17, 2023 - This wine is a propoer Wow! Big and rich to be sure but is light on its large feet. The big structure of acidity and tannin giving this an almost racy character. Fruit cake, quince. Drinking beautifully now, will last for many years but right now it has a wonderful vibrancy of fruit that it would be a shame to miss.
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Esmags7 Likes this wine: 94 points
December 16, 2023 - After 3 hours of decanting, still wasn't close - integrated, just didn't taste good.
By hour 5, magnificent - tannins have mellowed, balanced acidity, fruit is shining through in an appropriately reserved way, long finish, etc. Everything you expect from an All-Star.2 people found this helpful Comment -
RayOB wrote: 91 points
December 12, 2023 - Drank at 67
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By Stephen Tanzer
The 2009 Napa Valley Cabernets at Age 10 (Jul 2019), 7/1/2019 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By William Kelley
Shafer Hillside Select Vertical, 6/30/2017 (link)(Shafer, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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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 Michael Godel
3/22/2016 (link)(Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2014, IWC Issue #174 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Terroir Matters - Updated (Nov 2013) (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap District) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/3/2013 (link)(Shafer, Hillside Select Stags Leap District Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012) (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags' Leap District) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
New Releases from Napa Valley (Dec 2011) (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap District) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/21/2014 (link) 93 points(Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select) Saturated, very dark ruby color; ripe black currant, black cherry syrup nose; tasty, rich, ripe black currant, black cherry syrup, violets palate; could use 2 years; long finish (15.4% alcohol; 32 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak) 93+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- 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 Codes 013528400023, 013528400030
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 41 (1%)
- In Cellars 5,045 (69%)
- Consumed 2,208 (30%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef Tenderloin with wine reduction, gas grill (seared 25 BTU) steaks - medium, grilled brussels and asparagus and brazilian rice, maybe some red sauce pastas and pizzas, on its own, Red meat, ribeyeWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationStags Leap District
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