6 bottles per lot
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TOP CALIFORNIA RED WINES FROM SHAFER AND DOMINUS
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Offered duty paid, but available in bond
Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon--Vintage 1994
Napa Valley
In original wooden case. Excellent appearance
Tasting note: Since the 1991 vintage, one of the stars of the Cabernet Sauvignon sweepstakes has been Shafer's Hillside Select. Approximately 2,000-2,200 cases of this 100 Cabernet Sauvignon are produced. The wine is aged in 100 new oak for 30 months. Recent vintages have all been spectacular. In short, attempting to decipher qualitative differences between them is akin to splitting hairs. I just hope that Cabernet lovers have the discretionary income and accessibility to cellar a few bottles.
The 1994 combines the vintage's spectacularly ripe, luscious fruit with a rarely seen degree of elegance and finesse. The wine is extremely rich, as well as gorgeously poised and graceful. The saturated ruby/purple colour is accompanied by Médoc-like, lead pencil aromas intermixed with cassis, cedar, minerals, and spice. I wrote the word "great" four different times in my most recent tasting note, which mirrored every other tasting note I have. It is full-bodied and seamless, with a silky texture, voluptuous richness, and fabulous purity. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2025. Robert Parker. Wine Advocate # 120 Dec 1998
6 bottles per lot
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Offered duty paid, but available in bond
Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon--Vintage 1994
Napa Valley
In original wooden case. Excellent appearance
Tasting note: Since the 1991 vintage, one of the stars of the Cabernet Sauvignon sweepstakes has been Shafer's Hillside Select. Approximately 2,000-2,200 cases of this 100 Cabernet Sauvignon are produced. The wine is aged in 100 new oak for 30 months. Recent vintages have all been spectacular. In short, attempting to decipher qualitative differences between them is akin to splitting hairs. I just hope that Cabernet lovers have the discretionary income and accessibility to cellar a few bottles.
The 1994 combines the vintage's spectacularly ripe, luscious fruit with a rarely seen degree of elegance and finesse. The wine is extremely rich, as well as gorgeously poised and graceful. The saturated ruby/purple colour is accompanied by Médoc-like, lead pencil aromas intermixed with cassis, cedar, minerals, and spice. I wrote the word "great" four different times in my most recent tasting note, which mirrored every other tasting note I have. It is full-bodied and seamless, with a silky texture, voluptuous richness, and fabulous purity. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2025. Robert Parker. Wine Advocate # 120 Dec 1998
6 bottles per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.
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