TN: 2008 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

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  • 2008 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select - USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District (10/23/2014)
    We had this wine with a nice birthday dinner at home. I decanted this for 1.5 hours and continued to follow it throughout the evening. The wine had an amazing and complext bouquet on the nose. This wine is powerful - explosive in the mouth and a good minute-long finish. This wine has a long life ahead, 15-20 years or more. EXCELLENT. (98 pts.)

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Happy birthday!

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Thanks Mike!

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Yes, Happy Birthday! We too had this bottle last Thursday. I had a similar impression. Fantastic powerhouse with much life ahead of it. This is a wine that never disappoints.

The 10’s arrived here yesterday - so tempted to Pobega one!
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Jody, that’s a baller box, nice!

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Happy birthday, Scott, and thanks for the note. i have a couple of these, too, and although I have never tried them I may wait on them a while longer. [cheers.gif]

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Is there ever a bad time to open HSS?

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Lol Scott, I don’t normally spend retarded amounts of money on Napa cab, but when I do, it’s only HSS and Schrader!

David, you’re absolutely right. I’ve never regretted opening a bottle.

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Happy Birthday Scott. I’m guessing you’ll be staying on the Shafer list now.

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Happy birthday. HSS is my go to wine for special occasions. Of course, it’s also my go to wine for everything else. Love those wines.

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Not really. I friend who I share a wine locker with bought all the 1990s Parker driven cults for a little more than a decade. Bottle in and bottle out, year in and year out, HSS has proven the most reliable of the lot.