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Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

8 vintages · 9 notes · Shafer · Napa Valley · Stags Leap District

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Vintage Notes Most recent note Highest
2016 2 notes Honed, focused, chiseled, mineral, black goth berry-rock, and a mean streak all up and down it, the 2016 HSS is serious business in the best of ways.… 2013 1 note Classic meets modern. Tight and coiled-up, like a snake ready to strike. Pretty massive overall, but also displaying an intriguing sophistication… 2008 1 note A solid performance with this particular bottle. Decanted for a few hours, which really allowed the firm tannins to soften and the black fruit and… 2005 1 note From a vertical of 2003/2004/2005 Magnums of HSS. 2004 1 note From a vertical of 2003/2004/2005 Magnums of HSS. 2003 1 note From a vertical of 2003/2004/2005 Magnums of HSS. 1997 1 note PnP and this at-first-look beauty caressed the palate with lovely black core fruit and black/blue river rock. With every moment of air, however, this… 1986 1 note Gently decanted for an hour in a small vessel. Plum, deep and dark red and black muddled cherry, leather, old cigar, torched orange rind, soil, and…