Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley, United States), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are very firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Good with steak, lamb, venison, cheese board. Cheapest offer £300.00 at Hedonism Wines.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
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Shafer Hillside Select 2008 is a mature-vintage red wine produced from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in the Stags Leap District of California. Shafer Vineyards is a top-tier winery in the Stags Leap District, renowned for its consistently exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings. The Hillside Select is Shafer`s flagship bottling and is sourced from sunny, rugged hillside vineyard blocks which yield particularly intense Cabernet fruit. ""Bright, full medium ruby. Extravagant, superripe aromas of cassis, blackberry, black cherry, graphite, minerals and espresso. Wonderfully plush, liqueur-like and sweet, showing a distinctly herbal quality that energizes the deep dark fruits in the middle palate. Very dense, thick wine with the stuffing to support its firm tannins. The extremely long, slowly rising finish conveys repeating notes of liqueur-like ripeness yet comes across as quite youthful, even backward. This wine should continue to evolve and harmonize with further aging." Vinous, 2018