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Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select(1998)
- Winery:
- Shafer Vineyard Cellars
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- Stag's Leap District
- Type:
- Red Wine
Showing beautifully while striking a balance between youth and age. Maturing a bit early, reflective of the vintage. Deep color with soft tannins and luscious fruit typical of our hillside vineyards. Aromatics offer a pleasing blend of currants, vanilla and mineral in the mouth and a long finish. This was our first vintage to do berry selection in the vineyard ensuring that the fruit we harvested was the best of the vintage. That work shows nicely here. This one has a long way to go.
- Jancis Robinson
- 18/20
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May 2008
- Good, deep crimson. Sweet palate entry but with real substance and follow-through though the finish is still quite tough. A more aggressive wine than the 1997.
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 96, May/June 2001
- 90(+?)
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September 2007
- Medium ruby. Black cherry and red licorice on the nose; largely avoids the herbal aspect shown by this winery other 1998 reds. Very intense flavors of black cherry, licorice and mint, but still tightly wound, even a bit clenched, and unevolved for a '98. Very long, firm finish hints at mint and exotic Indian spices. The main vineyard component for this super-cuvee produced 3.3 tons per hectare in 1997 but less than 1 in 1998.
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June 2007
- Deep, dense color, silky texture and explosive fruit. Soft, yet rich, showing black currant, chocolate, cedar and spice. Focused and concentrated, with a long finish. Aging potential: 15-20 years
- The Wine Advocate
- 94/100
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June 2007
- Wine Advocate # 142
- Aug-02
- 94/100
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April 2008
