96/100 PP
"The estate´s 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is one of those rare wines that looks like it will be absolutely delicious pretty much at any point in its life. Super-refined and silky, the 2008 caresses the palate with layers of deeply expressive dark fruit. The 2008 is a wine of exceptional textural finesse and pedigree. According to Doug Shafer, cool weather in the spring resulted in small clusters with high skin to juice ratios, always a plus for high quality wines. Today the 2008 does not look like a huge Hillside Select, but is rather a wine built on polish and elegance. It will be interesting to see if the 2008 fills out in bottle, or it remains more restrained in its personality. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2038."
(Antonio Galloni, robertparker.com)
| Anbauregion: | Napa Valley |
| Flaschengröße: | 75 cl - Bouteille, Normalflasche |
| Weingut: | Shafer Vineyards |
| Jahrgang: | 2008 |
| Klassifikation: | AVA Napa Valley |
| Typ: | Rotwein trocken Rotwein |
| Land: | Kalifornien |
| Lage: | Stags Leap District |
| Rebsorte: | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Ausbau: | 32 Monate in 100% neuen französischen Barriques (Allier & Tronçais, überwiegend von Taransaud) |
| Rebfläche: | 22 ha |
| Durchschnittliche Jahresproduktion: | 2.100 Kisten |
| Boden: | Stark kieselhatiger Lehm-Boden mit hervorragender Drainage |
| Alkoholgehalt: | 14,5 % vol |
| Trinkempfehlung ab: | jetzt |
| Trinkempfehlung bis: | 2038 |
| Trinktemperatur: | 16-18 °C |
| Verschluss: | Naturkork |
| Bewertung robertparker.com: | 96/100 |
| Bewertung Jahrgang: | *****/***** |
| Importeur: | Weinhandel Kappus, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 49, 16348 Wandlitz, Deutschland |
| Abgefüllt von: | Shafer Vineyards, 6154 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA 94558, Vereinigte Staaten |