Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon

Hillside Select is a wine of a place produced each vintage from carefully selected blocks of the hillside vineyards surrounding the winery. These grapes are small and deeply colored with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels. Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit rich flavors and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in Stags Leap District. Vineyard Location: 100% Shafer’s Hillside Estate Vineyards in Stags Leap District including the vineyard blocks Sunspot John’s Upper Seven Venado Ilegal and Firebreak. 2013 Growing Season: This was an ideal vintage that served up nothing but warm sun-soaked days and perfect chilly nights from spring through early autumn. The consistency of heat and coolness created a growing season in which we harvested fruit at delicious ripeness bursting with rich color and flavor. Cooperage: 32 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak barrels (Allier and Troncais)