
Shafer Vineyards, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
RRP £226
The 2011 vintage still gives winemakers nightmares about galloping rot. It’s the weakest wine in this line-up, but the bar is very high. There is sweet violet rot on the nose, some tobacco leaf and graphite. The palate is missing acidity. It lacks power in mid-palate. True to the vintage but not a great Hillside. Brown is more positive than me, preferring its leanness to the ‘overt muscle-fat of the middle vintages in this decade’. One to ponder.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Drink dates
2022 - 2034
Origin
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-region
Napa Valley AVA
Area
Stags Leap District AVA
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Adam Lechmere
UK Stockist
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