Shafer, Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, California, 2004, 6x75cl (In Bond)

£1,236.00

Appellation: Stags Leap District AVA, Napa Valley, California, USA

Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Aging: 32 months in 100% new French oak barrels

Drinking Window: Now through 2030–2035

CRITIC SCORES

  • Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) - 99 Points: Highlights incredible aromatic depth spanning creme de cassis, blackberry liqueur, camphor, charcoal, and sweet oak; praises a full-bodied, opulently textured palate with seamless tannins and extraordinary concentration.

  • Vinous (Antonio Galloni) - 96 Points: Notes a rich, plush, and hedonistic core loaded with dark cherry, plum, mocha, and savory herbs; highlights its broad-shouldered structure, silky mouthfeel, and lingering, resonant finish.

  • Wine Spectator (James Laube) - 95 Points: Praises its intense, focused core of dark berry, cedar, anise, and crushed stone; describes a remarkably layered, well-proportioned profile supported by fine-grained, firm tannins and outstanding length.

Appellation: Stags Leap District AVA, Napa Valley, California, USA

Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Aging: 32 months in 100% new French oak barrels

Drinking Window: Now through 2030–2035

CRITIC SCORES

  • Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) - 99 Points: Highlights incredible aromatic depth spanning creme de cassis, blackberry liqueur, camphor, charcoal, and sweet oak; praises a full-bodied, opulently textured palate with seamless tannins and extraordinary concentration.

  • Vinous (Antonio Galloni) - 96 Points: Notes a rich, plush, and hedonistic core loaded with dark cherry, plum, mocha, and savory herbs; highlights its broad-shouldered structure, silky mouthfeel, and lingering, resonant finish.

  • Wine Spectator (James Laube) - 95 Points: Praises its intense, focused core of dark berry, cedar, anise, and crushed stone; describes a remarkably layered, well-proportioned profile supported by fine-grained, firm tannins and outstanding length.