Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select - Magnum 1.5L

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Cabernet Sauvignon from the Stag's Leap District single vineyard, aged in the Napa Valley. Dense structure, dark fruit, long finish. Ideal with beef fillet or aged hard cheese. As a magnum, it drinks particularly slowly and evenly.

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Hillside Select - Magnum 1.5L

The Hillside Select is the flagship of Shafer Vineyards — a Cabernet Sauvignon from the steep, terraced sites of the Stag's Leap District in the Napa Valley, which shows what this appellation can achieve at a world-class level.

John Shafer founded the winery in 1972 after working as a publisher for over two decades. He acquired the vineyard areas with stocks from the 1920s and terraced the rocky slopes. The first vintage in 1978 already won the San Francisco Vintners Club Tasting and, ten years later, prevailed against Château Margaux and Château Latour in a blind tasting in Germany. Today, the family manages over 80 hectares in top locations. Winemaker Elias Fernandez, with the company since 1984, has been responsible for the Hillside Select since 1994.

In the glass, this Cabernet Sauvignon shows the classic structure of the Stag's Leap sites: dark cassis and blackberry, underscored by cedar wood and a hint of dried herbs. The tannins are dense but silky — the finish long and spicy.

The magnum with 1.5 liters is suitable for special occasions at the table: ribeye, braised lamb shank, or aged hard cheese. Drinking temperature: 17–18 °C.

Grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Taste Dry
Alcohol 15,5 % Vol.
Volume 1,5 l
Country of origin United States
Region California
Grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage 2022
Alcohol content 15,5 % Vol.
Acidity 6,3 g/l
Residual sugar 3 g/l
Taste Dry

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