Highlights
- From Napa Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 100 / 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
- 1996-2004
- 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: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink
For California, the 1994 vintage was excellent.
The spring began cool, with temperatures only rising in June. However, a cool July signalled a moderate summer with temperatures only picking up in August. The cool growing season prevented the fruit from becoming over...
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