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2010 Shafer Vineyards Relentless
- Napa Valley, USA
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- $ 132 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2012.
Critic tasting note: "It's not just the succulent blueberry, black cherry, mocha, currant, bacon and new oak flavors that make this wine so impressive—it's the structure. The tannins are as gorgeous as Napa is capable of producing, while the acidity is delicate and finessed. The blend isSyrah andPetite Sirah. Drink now after decanting or through 2016." - 92/100, Wine Enthusiast
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2010 Bottle (750ml)
SHAFER NAPA VALLEY RELENTLESS SYRAH & PETITE SIRAH
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- From Napa Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 132 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Syrah
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Shafer Vineyards is a family-owned wine producer in the Stags Leap District of the Napa Valley. It is particularly known for its Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, regarded as one of the very finest wines in California. With t...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- Relentless is a blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah that originates in a rugged, sloping vineyard planted in the chaparral foothills of the Vaca Mountains, along Napa Valley’s drier, cooler southeast corridor. The soul of the wine, though, comes from its namesake, our longtime winemaker, Elias Fernandez, who the Shafer family honors with this proprietary blend for his relentless pursuit of quality.
- Drinking Window
- 2013-2033
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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15.8%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Syrah & Petite Sirah (Durif)
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Winemaker
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Elias Fernandez
- Ownership
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Shafer family
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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A small ridgetop site and a foothills site along the Vaca Mountains just south of Stags Leap District.
- Ageing
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30 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak barrels (Allier & Tronçais).
Awards
(1)About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Beef with black bean sauce Main Course
- Chinese
- Lamb couscous Main Course
- Contains: ras el hanout
- Moroccan
- Chicken tagine Main Course
- Contains: ras el hanout
- Moroccan
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Q&A: Doug Shafer, Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley
"If we were 10 or 15 miles away in Sonoma I wouldn't be making hillside cabernet. This little spot is like Goldilocks and the Three Bears: not too hot, not too cold, just right."
12-Jun-2013
2010 vintage
93 / 100
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When to drink: 2013 to 2033
2010 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 2014
It's not just the succulent blueberry, black cherry, mocha, currant, bacon and new oak flavors that make this wine so impressive—it's the structure. The tannins are as gorgeous as Napa is capable of producing, while the acidity is delicate and finessed. The blend isSyrah andPetite Sirah. Drink now after decanting or through 2016.
2010 Vintage
Tasted: Nov 2013
When to drink: 2013 to 2033
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93 / 100
$ 95
2019
94 / 100
$ 96
2018
92 / 100
$ 95
2017
92 / 100
$ 93
2016
93 / 100
$ 92
2015
93 / 100
$ 100
2014
93 / 100
$ 97
2013
94 / 100
$ 108
2012
94 / 100
$ 150
2011
92 / 100
$ 88
2010
93 / 100
$ 132
2009
92 / 100
$ 115
2008
93 / 100
$ 199
2007
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2006
92 / 100
$ 105
2005
90 / 100
$ 100
2004
90 / 100
$ 140
2003
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2002
92 / 100
$ 135
2001
91 / 100
$ 154
2000
91 / 100
$ 128
1999
92 / 100
$ 105
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2010 Vintage: California Learn more
Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2010 vintage for California was exceptionally good.
A cold damp spring delayed both budburst and flowering and the growing season continued down a chilly vein with conditions reportedly some of the coolest on record. The damp meant producers had to be...
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