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Community Tasting Notes 30
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Philip67 Likes this wine: 93 points
February 6, 2024 - Nice and with some depth. A Reflection of the Hillside. Fruits are quite bright red. Wine is quite crunchy, plenty of acidity, firm tannins. Mid weight. There is polish here and some sweetness of fruit, probably early harvest. Medium finish, straightforward. Drinking but will be better in and will last for 10 years at least.
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gravedee wrote: 88 points
December 2, 2023 - Extremely disappointed in this. At $70 at Total Wine I was thinking I’d get a high quality Napa red blend. Instead this is indistinguishable from $15 grocery store cabs. What the heck? I’m angry. For $70 I can think of infinitely better choices. I’m also disappointed in Jeb for rating this a 94. I usually agree with him, but here he is way off.
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drdan8 wrote: 89 points
November 25, 2023 - Nothing special in this vintage. The 2018 although well crafted, comes across as generic.
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denniswdern@gmail.com Likes this wine: 93 points
November 18, 2023 - Deep ruby color. Pronounced aromas of blackberries, eucalyptus and dried herbs. Medium tannins at this point, medium acidity, high alcohol and full bodied. Flavors of blackberries and cherry, dried herbs, oak. Long finish. I don’t normally enjoy wines that are this “big” and high in alcohol, but this red blend was really, really good.
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MosheDehsoM Likes this wine: 95 points
October 18, 2023 - Wonderful wine, was opened for my birthday😊, precise, rich, extremely enjoyable👏
Beautiful dark bright ruby red color👏
Medium body. Medium acidity. Soft but well felt tanines. Great structure👏
Beautifully aromatic, very intense, barrels, spices, black and red fruits 👏
Rich, intensive, very enjoyable on the palate: oak, chocolate, coffee, strawberries, cherry, blackberries, plum, blueberries, pepper, anise, licorice, stone, leather, stone, earthy and much more...
New world wine at its best👏👏🍷🍷1 person found this helpful Comment
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/22/2021 (link)(Shafer, TD-9 Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Napa Valley’s 2018s, 1/27/2021 (link)(Shafer Vineyards TD-9 Proprietary Red Blend) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Napa Valley’s Thrilling 2018s & 2019s, Parts 1 & 2 (Jan 2021), 1/1/2021 (link)(Shafer Vineyards TD-9 Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
12/15/2020 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Napa Valley TD-9, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Matthew Luczy
Napa Valley 2018 Vintage Report, 10/17/2020 (link)(Shafer, TD-9, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
2017 & 2018 Napa Valley In Depth (Jan 2020), 1/1/2020 (link)(Shafer Vineyards Td-9 Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Shafer
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation TD-9
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 7350075821981
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,217 (59%)
- Consumed 826 (40%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerShafer
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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