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2002 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Shafer Vineyards
Price: $54.00
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Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Style: Red
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
Firm, dark, rich and concentrated, with layers of spicy, grapey plum, currant and blackberry, with hints of herb, coffee and cedary oak. The tannins are tight yet ripe and the finish sails on. Best fr...
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  • International Wine Cellar
    Bright ruby-red. Cassis, cherry, minerals, flowers and nutty oak on the nose. Suave, intense and light on its feet, with juicy, penetrating flavors of dark berries, spices and mint, enlivened by firm ...
  • Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines
    Ripe and oaky in tone with an extra emphasis on the latter at the slight expense of keen varietal fruit, the aromas of this wine do not lack for volume so much as for the vitality and precision we hav...
  • CellarTracker Community Tasting Notes
    Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 1 note)
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