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LOT 500

Lot 500

SHAFER CABERNET SAUVIGNON HILLSIDE SELECT 1999 (1) WA 93+

SHAFER CABERNET SAUVIGNON HILLSIDE SELECT 1999 (1) WA 93+
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SHAFER CABERNET SAUVIGNON HILLSIDE SELECT 1999

Napa Valley.

A vintage I was never as fond of as many of my colleagues, the 1999 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select certainly proved that they may have been more correct. Certainly not one of the all-time Shafer Hillsides, but nevertheless, a youthful, tannic, firm, structured wine, with more intellectual than hedonistic appeal at age 16, this wine has a dense purple color to the rim, notes of licorice, tobacco leaf, blackcurrants, followed by relatively high acids for a Hillside Select (or at least they present themselves that way) with some rather massive tannin. This is a big, medium to full-bodied wine with a Bordeaux-like structure imposed on it. It’s still moving in the right direction, and should hit its peak in another 4-5 years and then last for 15-20. December 2014 Drink: 2018-2038 WA 93+

1 bt.    per lot $300 - $500

Realised: $450
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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