Schafer Vineyards Selection (3 bottles)

Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon
750 ml / USA / 14.8% ABV

WA 95 | WS 91 | W&S 92
“I was blown away by the brilliance of the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon. Loaded with fruit, this blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and tiny dollops of Cabernet Franc and Merlot tips the scales at 14.8% natural alcohol, all of which is hidden beneath a cascade of gorgeous black currant fruit intermixed with toasty oak and hints of charcoal and pen ink. Exhibiting a full-bodied, opulent, voluptuously textured mouthfeel, it is a pure, dense, classic Napa Cabernet that should drink well for another 10-15 years. I wish I had realized what a great wine this was early on, as it was never that expensive.”
June 2012 (RP – Wine Advocate)

Shafer “One Point Five” Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 (2 bottles)
Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon
750 ml / USA / 14.9% ABV

CG 91 | JD 94 | ST 91 | WA 94 | WE 93 | WS 93 | W&S 92
“Shafer’s 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five, composed of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot, has been a brilliant introduction to their portfolio of Stags Leap offerings. It spends 21 months in two-thirds new oak. The wine’s dense ruby/purple color is followed by a wine with glorious opulence, abundant fruit, supple, sweet tannins, a round, generous, mouthfilling texture and stunning purity as well as complexity. This terrific example of Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon is drinking beautifully at present, should hit its peak in 4-5 years, and will last for another decade thereafter.”
April 2014 (RP – Wine Advocate)