Boston--Shafer Hillside Select, Fri May 26th 2017 (Dave Kaplan on Tour)

Philadelphia’s Man-about-Town, Dave Kaplan is visiting Boston, so Steve Curry is organizing a Shafer Hillside Select dinner for 7PM Friday May 26th at one of our favorite downtown Boston fine-dining locations (note, this is Memorial Day weekend).

If you are interested, reply here or to my Boston-area email list. If you don’t have any HSS, feel free to PM us about an appropriate substitution.

Attendees (8 max):
Kevin F - 1992 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select + something blind
Dave K - 1997 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Mattias J - 2002 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Steve C - 2009 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Bob G - 2011 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

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Bump

A bit of a small turnout, but I guess it’s Memorial Day weekend.

If you don’t have HSS but can bring something comparable, let me know…

Last bump, we are up to 5 bottles of HSS and have room for at least 1 more if you’d like to join us…

Was at you know where recently, and was blown away by their new menu (still includes some of the classics)!

I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT IS OLD: Old friends, old time, old manners, old books, old wines

Wines:
List - NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée
List - 1987 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District
Kevin F - 1992 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Dave K - 1997 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Mattias J - 2002 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
Steve C - 2009 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
List - 1964 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde
Kevin F - Equipo Navazos Jerez-Xérès-Sherry La Bota de Oloroso “Bota NO” nº 63

[Shafers served blind; '97 was WOTN. 80-90 year old La Bota No. 63 sherry was…hard to describe.]
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