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Date Printed: 5/18/2013
Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
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collectible wine

The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
PRICE ON 5/18/2013: $239.00

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2007 International Wine Cellar rating: 96 points
2007 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
2006 Connoisseurs' Guide rating: 95 points
2006 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
2006 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2006 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 97 points
2005 International Wine Cellar rating: 97 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
2005 Connoisseurs' Guide rating: 93 points
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2004 Wine Enthusiast rating: 100 points
2004 The Wine Advocate rating: 97 points
2004 Wine & Spirits rating: 95 points
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
2003 Wine Enthusiast rating: 96 points
2003 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2003 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
2003 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2002 The Wine Advocate rating: 100 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 100 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 98 points
2001 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2001 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 95 points
2000 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
2000 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
1999 The Wine Advocate rating: 97 points
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
1999 International Wine Cellar rating: 94 points
1999 Wine & Spirits rating: 93 points
1998 Wine Enthusiast rating: 95 points
1998 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
1998 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
1998 International Wine Cellar rating: 90 points
1997 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
1997 International Wine Cellar rating: 95 points
1997 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
1996 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
1996 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
1995 The Wine Advocate rating: 99 points
1995 Wine Enthusiast rating: 94 points
1995 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
1994 The Wine Advocate rating: 99 points
1994 International Wine Cellar rating: 95 points
1993 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
1993 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
1992 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
1991 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
1991 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 2008 Hillside Select offers perfumy aromatic elegance and rich, focused flavors of blackberry, black cherry, dark chocolate, cola, cassis, juicy red cherry, black tea, with spice and warm toast. Ripe, silken tannins result in a pleasing, lengthy finish, smooth texture, and a refined structure which offers the potential for very long-term aging.

Grilled or roasted lamb, duck, beef and game; dishes featuring roasted red peppers or carmelized onions; seasonings of basil, mint or rosemary. Aged, full-flavor cheeses are also complementary.
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About Shafer Vineyards:

 John Shafer and his family founded Shafer Vineyards, located in the Stags Leap District of the Napa Valley, in 1979. From the Shafers' first wine, a 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon, their wines have won much acclaim. Today, the Shafers farm 200 acres of vineyard in the Stags Leap District, Carneros and Oak Knoll regions. Their flagship wine, Hillside Select, is produced from selected blocks of the family's hillside vineyards and is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. They also produce Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Merlot, One Point Five (Cabernet Sauvignon) and Relentless (a Syrah/Petite Sirah blend), which was named #1 wine of the year by Wine Spectator's "Top 100" of 2012.