Shafer

$125.00750ml

125

Match full-blown Napa Cabernets with strong, simple flavors.

Try a crown roast of lamb with oregano and rosemary,

venison chops in a blackberry compote

or cheese-stuffed, balsamic-grilled portobellos.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, black fruits, chocolate, herbaceous

Mouth:

Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, intense, long finish, blackberry, black cherry, licorice

Named for the relationship dynamic shared by John Shafer, who started the winery in 1978 and son Doug, who joined 4 years later, it just didn't feel like a second generation, it felt more like a generation and a half. Or one point five. Culled from 2 Stags Leap sites and aged in new French oak, both Alliers and Tronçais, for 20 months (or in years, one point six), their elegantly muscular Cabernet packs a silken wallop.