
Red wine
Shafer Vineyards, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
RRP £175
Mighty flavours leap out of the glass, pure memories of the long hot summer: violet perfume, damson, cedar and Napa garrigue (richer and more exotic than the Mediterranean version). The palate is full, fresh, bright and powerful. It still carries primary dark fruit flavours; it’s meaty and savoury and, above all, quite charming. Shafer: ‘It was hard to get fruit-set. The tannins can be astringent.’ Brown adds that the wine is ‘like a person with lots of life experience, but fun with it.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol
0%
Drink dates
2020 - 2035
Origin
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-region
Napa Valley AVA
Area
Stags Leap District AVA
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Adam Lechmere