Hillside Select 2018

Shafer Vineyards, tech sheet (hentet 17. okt. 2026): 2018 Hillside Select – 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; AVA: Stags Leap District; alkohol 15.5%; fadlagring: 32 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais). Brix ved høst (producentens tekst, engelsk): 24.0° - 26.0° Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): Napa Valley • Stags Leap District Celebrating 40 vintages of Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): Hillside Select is a wine of a place, sourced from carefully selected blocks of Stags Leap District hillside vineyards.These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels. Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit, rich flavors, and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in this renown AVA. Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): Vineyard Location 100% hillside vineyards in Stags Leap District including Shafer’s estate vineyard blocks Sunspot John’s Upper 7, Venado Ilegal, and Firebreak Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): 2018 Growing Season A lengthy, cool, steady growing season created ideal conditions for the fruit to hang on the vine a long time in the summer sun developing rich color, alluring aromas, and luxuriant flavors. Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): Winemaker Comments “2018 Hillside Select is an enticing balance of opulence and energy. This classic Cabernet Sauvignon fills the glass with vivid aromas of blackberry, black cherry, warm earth, and baking spice. The flavors richly echo the wine’s aromas, adding juicy layers of summer briar fruit, berry compote, cinnamon, lively red and black plums, and mocha with a long, radiant finish. Structured tannins offer the promise of a lengthy, sumptuous tenure in your cellar.” — Shafer winemaker Elias Fernandez