Hillside Select 2019

Shafer Vineyards, tech sheet (hentet 17. okt. 2026): 2019 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 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 Seven, Venado Ilegal, and Firebreak Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): 2019 Growing Season The long, sunny 2019 summer created a beautiful growing season for our Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit developed classic, rich color and clean, elegant, and pure aromas and flavors. Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): Winemaker Comments “The 2019 vintage embodies classic Hillside Select richness, vibrancy, and balance. The aro- mas push out of the glass, offering black cherry, cedar, cassis, and juicy red summer berries with lifted floral tones. Even at this youthful age, the complexity of the vintage is striking, merging dark fruit with tobacco, espresso, black olive, red plum, and black tea. The expansive mid-palate is complemented by ripe integrated tannins that add depth and structure, culminating in a long, profound finish.” — E l i a s F e r n a n d e z