
Red wine
Shafer Vineyards, Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
RRP £316
If there is one wine I would remortgage my house for, the 2013 is it. The nose gives little away at first, but gradually rose-petal perfume comes through with an undertow of blackcurrant and mint. It’s dramatically young and coiled on the palate; the tannins are tight; the fruit is dark and concentrated and buried but with such potential to break through. This is going to be delicious in five years, and by the end of the ’20s it will be hitting its stride. By the middle of the century it will be a velvet-toned, perfumed classic, still with years of fine old age ahead of it. A triumphant wine.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol
0%
Drink dates
2024 - 2050
Origin
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-region
Napa Valley AVA
Area
Stags Leap District AVA
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Adam Lechmere