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2001 Shafer Vineyards Merlot
- Napa Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 69 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Critic tasting note: "As the 2001s come out the reds are looking good; this Merlot is evidence of the vintage's quality. It's intense and concentrated, with laserlike blackberry, cherry and coffee flavors that are so ripe, they're practically sweet. Yet it is a dry, balanced wine, notable for the quality of its tannins." - 93/100, Wine Enthusiast
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Highlights
- From Napa Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 69 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Merlot
- 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...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2003-2012
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5 - 15.3%
- Blend
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Predominantly Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot
- Winemaker
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Elias Fernandez
- Ownership
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Shafer family
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Eel donburi Starter Course
- Eel rice pot
- Contains: sake, soy sauce
- Japanese
- Kebab Main Course
- Contains: meat
- Worldwide
- Beefburger Main Course
- Contains: beef burger
- American
- Gouda Cheese Course
- Dutch
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Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2001 Californian vintage was extremely good.
A dry winter was followed by an equally dry but warm spring which caused earlier budburst than normal. Severe frosts then struck in April with some producers losing a significant amount of their crop. A hot May and Ju...
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