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  • Country ranking ?

    442
  • Producer ranking ?

    42
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Grilled NY Strip Steak With Spring Garlic Butter

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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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Deep garnet, almost opaque in color. Powerful nose of ripe black fruits, blackberry, licorice and spices. Big and bold, but with plenty of structure to keep the wine fairly balanced. Opulent and generous, a wealth of black cherries, blueberry, menthol and roasted spices.
  • 94p
Deep ruby, thin garnet rim. Scented, even if slightly alcoholic and sweet. Licorice, ripe morellos, touch of cassis. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, sweet and coffee with a touch of anise. Hollow and up front.
  • 86p
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Origin

Napa, Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Excellent
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