Shafer Hillside Select 1997

Since inception in 1972, Shafer Vineyards has unquestionably been at the forefront of exceptional Californian wine production and their flagship wine, Hillside Select, is consistently one of the finest wines from the Napa Valley. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, fruit is sourced from 14 rugged vineyard blocks planted on an amphitheatre-shaped piece of land that surrounds the winery. 1997 was a tremendous vintage in California and this is a heavenly release perfectly in its prime drinking phase. With melting tannins and silky texture, it exhibits incredibly intense notes of creme de cassis, dark cherry, woodsmoke, tobacco and cedar. It is powerful and rich, yet wonderfully refined.