Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap District Napa Valley 2021

98-100 points, triple 99 points, plus a couple of 98s for good measure – it seems that the critics have unanimously agreed on the sheer perfection of this 2021 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon. As Decanter put it, “Such a beautifully balanced wine with tremendous staying power and expressive Stags Leap ironstone minerality…” The Wine Independent also sums up our thoughts nicely: “This is impressive.” Coming from Shafer’s rugged estate vineyard in the Stags Leap District atop volcanic and bedrock soil, this wine is all at once complex and balanced, with rich, elegant, and supremely pure qualities that make this one of the most stunning expressions of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon on the market today!

Shafer Vineyards is one of Napa’s most-loved and historic wineries. The people behind it (Doug Shafer, of course, and the humble and unbelievably talented winemaker extraordinaire Elias Fernandez, among others) are salt-of-the-earth folks who simply make the most impressive wines year after year. It is usually so allocated, we never get but a few bottles (only 3 cases today). This 2021 rendition of their flagship wine exudes elegance and vibrancy, with bursting, juicy dark fruit qualities of blackberry, black cherry, blueberry, and black currant intermingling seductively with notes of black tea, lavender, wet stone, red plum, salty dark chocolate, graphite, black truffle, star anise, and… we could continue going on and on, but we’ll leave it to the sky-high scores to paint the rest of the picture for you. This is pure, unadulterated power, verve, and gusto in the form of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a pedigreed and treasured property in the valley that practically never misses – certainly not here! Don’t miss the chance to get some for 40% off and the lowest price in the country!