
Shafer Vineyards, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
RRP £336
The alcohol is noticeable on the early palate. There’s a classic tarry nose, then blackcurrant coulis getting chewy as the palate works through. This has the charm of all the Hillside Selects, but the hot year (‘We couldn’t get the grapes off soon enough’) dumbs it down, and it finishes simpler than you’d expect, ‘the whole character shifting to black,’ as Shafer says, ‘with those notes of blackcurrant confection’.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Drink dates
2022 - 2030
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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