Shafer - Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2019 (750ml)
Price: $369.00
| Producer | Shafer |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Stags Leap District |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 6483 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is one of the most elegant wines I have tasted at Shafer. Effusive aromatics and silky tannins are immediately captivating. Crushed red/purplish berry fruit mint spice lavender and licorice are all finely knit. We will see but the 2019 may very well represent a new direction for Hillside Select one of Napa Valley's most iconic Cabernets. - By Antonio Galloni on October 2022 Shafer was among the estates that chose to not harvest a single grape in 2020 so the range was a bit limited when I stopped by recently. No matter the bottled 2019s are fabulous while the young 2021s hold a great deal of potential. Over the last few years longtime winemaker Elias Fernandez has given these wines the Cabernets in particular an added touch of freshness that works to well to balance the generosity that is such a Shafer signature.
Jeb Dunnuck: 98+ Points
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is another magical vintage for this cuvée. All Cabernet Sauvignon from hillside vineyards on the eastern side of Stags Leap it offers a vivid purple hue as well as extraordinary notes of cassis black raspberries violets camphor and spring flowers with perfectly integrated background oak. Full-bodied but not massive it?s flawlessly balanced on the palate and has ultra-fine tannins a seamless elegant mouthfeel and a great great finish. It?s another 30- to 40-year
Wine Advocate: 98+ Points
Sourced from specific blocks of estate-grown fruit the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is another highly successful vintage. All Cabernet Sauvignon aged 32 months in 100% new French oak it boasts intense aromas of pencil shavings dark loam cassis and plum on the nose while the palate is full-bodied super-ripe rich dense and concentrated?a truly impressive California vin de garde. Tannic but ripe it finishes long and firm on the finish adding a hint of mocha. To be released in September 2023 it's a strong showing and hopefully an indication that quality will remain high under the new ownership. Published: Mar 31 2023
