
Red wine
Shafer Vineyards, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
RRP £208
‘The year of fire and ice,’ as it was called. A rollercoaster vintage, with 28 days of frost in a row in March and April, then ferocious heat spikes in August. Shafer says, ‘We did okay, but Mother Nature drove the boat on this one.’ The nose is grassy, with hints of freshly washed cotton. The flavours are primary, blackcurrant with cream, grassy flavours persisting on the palate, dense and peppery. Shafer again: ‘Dust, slate and resin.’ Not nearly ready. I’d pick up a corkscrew in 2022.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol
0%
Drink dates
2022 - 2042
Origin
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-region
Napa Valley AVA
Area
Stags Leap District AVA
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Adam Lechmere