100 POINTS, PASSED DOWN FROM GOD...
$600 VALUE
No thing more excellent nor more valuable than wine was ever granted
mankind by God.
Plato, 400 BC
2002 Shafer Vineyards “Hillside Select” Cabernet Sauvignon
Stag's Leap District, Napa California
Autographed Bottle, 750 ml
Hailed by Robert M. Parker, Jr. as "one of the world's greatest Cabernet
Sauvignons," Shafer's flagship wine is the 2,000 case Hillside Select Cuvee. Aged
32 months in 100% new French oak prior to bottling, Parker calls it "one of the
most profound California Cabernets I have ever tasted."
As rare, and widely coveted, as this wine is, only the privileged few can say they
own a bottle signed by winemakers Doug Shafer and Elias Fernandez. This is a
truly priceless piece of California wine history and a very rare find at any auction.
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Priced at $200 a bottle upon release, the few unsigned bottles collectors are willing
to part with fetch north of $600 these days. It's a collector's dream.
Robert Parker gave this wine 100 POINTS: Boasting an inky purple color and an
extraordinary perfume of projected aromas of smoke, black currants, flowers,
licorice, and subtle oak, it possesses phenomenal intensity, a multilayered midpalate,
and a finish that lasts for over a minute. This is as profound as Stags Leap
Cabernet Sauvignon can be, combining extraordinary power, texture, richness, and
depth with remarkable complexity, elegance, and seamlessness. Drink this
spectacular offering now and over the next 25+ years. (Wine Advocate #162)
Donated By: Megan & Jim Calhoun