1999 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon
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1999 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon
A friend was graceous enough to open this for me and some others the other night at dinner. I've never had a Shafer before, and I can see what all the commontion is about. Gotta be one of the top Cab's I've had, just stunning. If you can get your hands on a bottle, which is not easy and about the same price as a current release Noval Nacional, its worth every penny.
I had the 2000 at a resturant about a month ago, and can certainly vouch for the quality! I choose the wine based on the (ralatively) low price (lower than retail market) and have been looking for a deal on the retail version ever since. Very, very nice wine.
In general 2001 was a fantastic year for CA cabernet, which is typically not ready to drink yet without serious decanting time (for instance Pride, Neal).
I'll look forward to drinking the 2001 sometime at your house Andy
Jay
In general 2001 was a fantastic year for CA cabernet, which is typically not ready to drink yet without serious decanting time (for instance Pride, Neal).
I'll look forward to drinking the 2001 sometime at your house Andy
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Re: 1999 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon
Ignoring the apostrophie crime, I have to question the final statement in the above quote for two reasons. Firstly, I don't think anyone could seriously argue that Noval Nacional from any vintage represents value for money and secondly because, IMHO, a bottle of dry red v a bottle of VP at the same price can't really be considered equal on the VFM scale as is isn't really possible to share the enjoyment of a bottle of dry wine with nearly as many people as one could with a VP.ADV wrote:If you can get your hands on a bottle, which is not easy and about the same price as a current release Noval Nacional, its worth every penny.
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The more expensive a table wine is, the bigger the let down when it disappoints - and when treated by someone else, the harder it is to grimace..
Port can disappoint too of course - but less frequently. Rarely is a bottle undrinkable..
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Port can disappoint too of course - but less frequently. Rarely is a bottle undrinkable..
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