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2003 Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased direct from winery

Light label condition issue

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner

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Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Purchased at retail

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RATINGS

100Robert M. Parker Jr.

...utterly perfect wine, surpassing almost everything else made in 2003! It possesses everything one could desire... ...minerality, flowers, creme de cassis, blackberries, velvety tannins, a skyscraper texture, perfect balance...

96Wine Enthusiast

...dramatically ripe and powerful. The flavors of red and black currants, milk chocolate, figs and smoky vanilla erupt in the mouth, making the tastebuds jump with joy...among the greatest in California Cabs. Stunning and gorgeous now...

93Wine Spectator

Big, rich, bold and expansive style, with tiers of dense currant, mineral, earth, black cherry, anise and cedary oak flavors that are intense and concentrated, with the tannins showing a raw edge.

93Stephen Tanzer

Aromas of black raspberry, currant, cocoa powder, cedar, graphite, violet, licorice and sweet oak. Lush and very sweet but with lively mint and naphtha notes lifting the flavors of black cherry, dark berries and dark chocolate.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District

Stags Leap District AVA in southern Napa Valley has a storied history. It is home to Stag’s Leap Cellars, whose 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon won the famous Judgment of Paris blind tasting that included several of Bordeaux’s most exalted First Growths. Vineyards were started in area in the late 19th century, but the district’s rise in prestige started in the late 1960s when Nathan Fay planted Cabernet Sauvignon. Fay later sold his estate to Warren Winiarski, founder of Stag’s Leap Cellars. The district was given its own AVA designation in 1989, and today there are 1,400 vineyard acres. The AVA is especially notable because it was the first in the U.S. to be granted AVA status based on terroir. Its distinctive soils is a mix of volcanic soils, river sediment and loamy clay-like soil. Because the soils don’t retain water well, vineyards in Stag’s Leap tend to grow fruit with great intensity and flavor. Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 95% of the grapes planted in Stags Leap.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.