Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

94/100 PP The 2000 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is another beautiful vintage from a challenging year. The brilliant winemaking and great terroir of the Hillside Select overcame the vintage deficiencies. A touch of herbaceousness is a rarity in a Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, but one can taste it in the 2000. It adds complexity as opposed to any distraction. (Robert M. Parker, Jr., robertparker.com) 95/100 WS A mouthful, this wine gushes with pure, ripe Cabernet fruit. Tiers of currant, anise, blackberry, cherry and wild berry flavors are supported by pretty mocha-scented oak and plush, velvety tannins that firm up on the finish, giving it a solid backbone, yet the persistent flavors keep pushing through. (WineSpectator.com)
32 Monate in 100% neuen französischen Barriques (Allier & Tronçais, überwiegend von Taransaud)
Bewertung robertparker.com: 94/100, Bewertung Daniel Nussbaum: 94/100, Bewertung Jahrgang: ***/*****, Bewertung Wine Spectator: 95/100