2018 Shafer Hillside Select
Cabernet Sauvignon
 
 100 JD / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 98 VM
#61 JS Top 100 Wines of 2022
 
$349.89/750ml - Buy Now
Very Limited - In Stock This Week
 
"This is classic 2018 Napa Valley with its purity, freshness and precision as well as sensational concentration" - Jeb Dunnuck 
 
 
One of California's most reliable cult classics, Shafer Hillside Select has been produced from the rugged slopes of Stag's Leap vineyard since 1978, making this the 40th iteration of this stunning Cabernet. 
 
 
 

2018 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon

100 JD / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 98 VM

$349.89/750ml

(In Stock This Week - Limited) Buy Now 

 

#61 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022

Incredible purity and precision, as well as opulence, define the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select, and this is as good as any Cabernet Sauvignon in the world today. Revealing a deep purple hue as well as a thrilling bouquet of pure crème de cassis, black raspberries, spring flowers, lead pencil shavings, and an incredible minerality, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered, seamless texture, ample mid-palate depth, and a great finish. This is classic 2018 Napa Valley with its purity, freshness and precision as well as sensational concentration and perfectly integrated acidity, tannins, and alcohol. It delivers pleasure today yet warrants a solid 4-5 years of bottle age and is going to be a 30- to 40-year wine.—Jeb Dunnuck

 

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select displays a deep garnet-purple color. It charges out of the gate with bold crème de cassis, blueberry pie and black cherry preserves notes, plus hints of smoked meats, fragrant earth and tar, with a fragrant waft of violets and Provence herbs. Full-bodied, the palate is packed with muscular black fruits, supported by a solid foundation of firm, grainy tannins and compelling freshness, finishing long with an enticing herbal lift. LPB, The Wine Advocate

 

 

2017 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon

98+ WA / 98 JD / 98 JS / 97 VM

$299.89/bottle (In Stock) Buy Now

 

#40 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2021

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select displays a deep garnet-purple color, bursting from the glass with scents of blueberry pie, crème de cassis, black cherry compote and chocolate box plus nuances of cedar chest, clove oil, lavender and menthol. The richly fruited, full-bodied palate has a lively skip in its step, featuring gorgeous ripe, velvety tannins and fantastic freshness to support all the spicy black fruit layers, finishing long and perfumed. An absolute triumph! --LPB, The Wine Advocate

 

2015 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5L)

98+ WA / 98 JD /  98 JS

$549.99/magnum (In Stock) Buy Now

 

Very deep purple-black in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select comes bounding out of the glass with gregarious scents of crème de cassis, warm black cherries, plum preserves and Indian spices with hints of lilacs, garrigue, stewed tea and cigar box plus a waft of charcuterie. Full-bodied, rich, boldly fruited and wildly decadent, it has a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins and compelling freshness, finishing with loads of earthy and savory layers. LPB – The Wine Advocate

 

 

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Fine Wine Sales Director

Grand Vin Wine Merchants

1003 4th Avenue E  | Olympia, WA  98506 | Office: 360.350.4896 x2

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