A bold, expansive Stags Leap District wine

"This offers fruit in spades, delivering a lush, seductive profile of blueberry, açaí and cassis notes infused with mocha and sweet tobacco accents, ending with a melted licorice feel. Rich, polished and long." JM Wine Spectator

• 17 Points Jancis Robinson, June 2021
  
• 93 Points Robert Parker, Nov 2020
• 20 months in 100% new French oak barrels
• 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec and 2% Merlot

Food Pairing: Steaks like ribeye and sirloin, slow-braised venison or a big juicy grilled Portabello mushroom.

Cellaring: Drink now through 2030

STORY BEHIND THIS WINE

The Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Hillside Select is widely recognized as one of Napa Valleys benchmarks for great wine, but it hardly looked like a star early on.