2021 "Hillside Select" Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: 2021 "Hillside Select" Cabernet Sauvignon
Brand: Shafer Vineyards
SKU: 18650
Price: 398.0 EUR
Availability: LimitedAvailability

Shafer Vineyards

Weinart: Rotwein

Rebsorte: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Land: USA / Kalifornien

Region: Napa Valley

American Viticultural Area: Stags Leap District

Ausbau: 28 Monate im Barrique

Stilistik: komplex, würzig, vielschichtig

Geschmacksrichtung: trocken

Alkoholgehalt: 15.5% Vol.

Trinktemperatur: 15-18°C

Suckling 99 /100

Vinous 96-99 /100

Dunnuck 98+ /100

Perrotti-Brown 98 /100

Wine Spectator 93 /100

Wine Advocate 99 /100

Allergene: Sulfite, Abfüllerinformation

398,00 €*

Inhalt: 0.75 Liter (530,67 €* / 1 Liter)

Preise inkl. MwSt. zzgl. Versandkosten Die Auslieferung erfolgt nach Import.

Voraussichtlich lieferbar ab KW 15 / 2025

Produktnummer: 18650

Michael Grimm

Decanter: 99 Punkte

Aged 32 months in 100% new French oak. It is quintessentially Stags Leap, with grapes grown on Shafer's famous Hillside estate vineyard, roughly 25ha, with very shallow volcanic tufa soils. It's a barrel selection of the very best blocks. A total of 2,900 cases were produced. Such a beautifully balanced wine with tremendous staying power and expressive Stags Leap ironstone minerality with heady sagebrush and conifer notes with white pepper and walnut husk. The wine has an impressive depth of red-toned fruit on the mid-palate framed by tannins that practically dance across the palate, exuding length, tension, and power. Huckleberry and black cherry fruits, black truffle, dried violets, graphite, and salted dark chocolate are all framed by racy acidity, which keeps everything fresh and lifted. The 2021 releases mark Elias Fernandez's 38th vintage as Shafer's winemaker. He was hired by John Shafer in 1984, two weeks out of UC Davis.

- Jonathan Cristaldi (06/2024)

Vinous

96-99 POINTS

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is shaping up to be a jewel of a wine. Floral and vibrant, the 2021 sizzles with tension and a level of delineation I don't remember seeing in the past. Like all the 2021s here, the Hillside Select possesses notable purity of fruit and exceptional balance. The tannins need to soften a touch, but time should take care of that. I don't see the opulence or inner sweetness of most years, but that is not a negative at all.

- Antonio Galloni (12/2023)

James Suckling

99 POINTS

Incredibly ripe, delicious and structured, this age-worthy, collectible wine puts a lot of power in a velvety, refined package. Deep, concentrated black cherries, blackberries, dried blueberries, espresso and creme de cassis are wrapped in a full body and fine-grained, supple tannins strong enough to call for further aging of at least a few years. Best from 2030. (10/2024)

Jeb Dunnuck

98+ POINTS

You can safely put the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select up with the top vintages of this cuvée, yet it's much more in the style of say, the 2010 or 2018, than a more opulent year, and is going to demand bottle age. Sensational amounts of cassis, graphite, darker chocolate, graphite, tobacco, and a Pauillac-like lead pencil character all define this ultra-classic, focused, structured 2021 that has a slightly more focused, seamless style than normal. The purity is world class, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered mouthfeel, sweet yet building tannins, and a blockbuster of a finish. Hide bottles for 5-7 years minimum, and it will evolve for 40+ years. (01/2025)

Lisa Perrotti-Brown

98 POINTS

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple colored, it needs a lot of shaking to bring out notes of crème de cassis, blackberry pie, and kirsch, leading to nuances of dried roses, star anise and cardamom with a hint of cigar box. The full-bodied palate is decadently concentrated with firm grainy tannins and great tension, finishing long with loads of exotic spices and mineral sparks. (01/2025)

Wine Spectator

93 POINTS

Juicy and direct, with a solidly built core of cassis and blackberry preserves lined with cocoa, singed tobacco and warm earth hints. Leans toward toasty on the finish, but there's ample fruit. Best from 2025 through 2038. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 2,900 cases made.

- J.M.

Parker – Wine Advocate

99 POINTS

All Cabernet Sauvignon from specific hillside blocks on the estate, Shafer's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select spent 28 months in 100% new French oak. It's a big, ripe wine, weighing in at 15.5% alcohol, but it remains harmonious from front to back. Deep, intense aromas of black cherries and cassis are accented by dried spices on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich and textural, showing tremendous intensity and length on the finish. Based on how previous examples have aged, this vintage should drink well through 2050.

- Joe Czerwinski (10/2024)

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