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    Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

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The Story

The Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon has that warm, classic Californian flair to it – loads of ripe and jammed black fruits, smooth tannins and mellow acidity. The wines are always big and as Doug Shafer points out “Napa wines are big wines, no point hiding it.” Still baring the Stag’s Leap District’s smooth style, with tannins that are always very gentle and fine-grained, the Hillside Select is voluminous, but in a discreet manner, making i...

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Wine Information

The 1997 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is a relatively evolved style for Hillside Select and seemingly more advanced than the older vintages, such as 1995 and 1994. Nevertheless, there is plenty to excite. It’s a big wine, dense purple in color with some lightening at the edge, plenty of crème de cassis fruit, lead pencil shavings, sweet vanilla and earth. It is very ripe, full-bodied, opulent and voluptuously textured. This is ter...

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Viimeisimmät viinimuistiinpanot

<10 Viiniarviota

Viiniarvio

color

Deep, Purple ja Bright

ending

Long, Extensive ja Flavorful

flavors

Licorice, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Voluptuous ja Toasty

nose

Intense, Pure, Opulent ja Rich

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, High alcohol content, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Well-Integrated, Complex, Full-bodied, Elegant, Fresh, Powerful ja Silky tannins

Kirjoita arviosi

Shafer’s flagship wine is impressive, but considering how much people are expected to pay for it, it has to be. Deep red/purple colour. Expensive smelling nose is rich and quite complex with menthol, herbs, spice and cassis characters. Hugely concentrated palate with lots of fruit, firm tannins and well integrated oak. Great potential for future development. Very good/excellent

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Tietoja

Alkuperä

Napa, Napa Valley

Vuosikerran laatu

Erinomainen

Hintansa arvoinen

Erittäin hyvä

Sijoituspotentiaali

Hyvä

Väärennösriski

Ei ole
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