100 Jd / 99 JS / 98+ Wa / 98 Vm / 98 Fs / 97 We / 16.5++ Jr. #25 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2022. #61 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022. Incredible purity and precision, as…

John Shafer uprooted his family from Chicago in 1972, and bought 209 acres in what would later become Stag's Leap District. He quickly planted a small parcel of Cabernet in the hillsides above the…

"Sourced from specific blocks of estate-grown fruit, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is another highly successful vintage. All Cabernet Sauvignon aged 32 months in 100% new French oak, it…

The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is one of the more restrained, understated versions of this wine I can remember tasting. Medium in body and beautifully.

Shafer - Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2018 available at Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe in Northbrook, IL

(90 points) Robert Parker: "This has turned out to be one of the finest wines from this austere, tough-textured vintage. Although it exhibits some hard tannin in the finish, it is not excessive. This…

"Opens with an aromatic wave of deep, intense fruit and spices such as black plums, blackberry pie filling, cassis, and anise, along with nutmeg, dark toast, and dried rose petals. The young energy…

displays a deep garnet-purple color, bursting from the glass with scents of blueberry pie, crčme de cassis, black cherry compote and chocolate box plus.

"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 crme de cassis, blueberry pie and black…