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Shafer Vineyards

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
Stags Leap District
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Winemaker
Elias Fernandez
Ownership
Shafer family

About the Wine

Dessert - Rich and Warming
Style
Dessert - Rich and Warming
Many of these wines are reminiscent of rich fruit compote with a touch of chocolate and prune. Characteristics Prune, plum, chocolate, spice, hazelnut Key wines Port, Passito, Banyuls,...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most famous red wine grape varieties on Earth. The grape is rivaled only by its Bordeaux stablemate, Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir...
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Chocolate and Caramel
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Chocolate and Caramel
The spectrum of chocolate, from white to dark, gives us a range of flavors and the best wine matches are not necessarily universal. White chocolate does not contain cocoa, and is relatively...
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All 92 / 100 – 2003 92 / 100 – 2002 94 / 100 – 2001 92 / 100 – 2000 90 / 100 – 1997 92 / 100 – 1996 95 / 100 –
2003 Vintage: California Learn more

Vintage quality: Good

Current condition: Ready to drink

The 2003 vintage for California was average to good.

Both winter and spring were mild with some rain but no frost. The balmy weather meant an early budbreak but conditions changed in April which turned wet and grey. Both late spring and early summer saw inconsistent weat...

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