A 750ml bottle of Shafer Hillside Select 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Stags Leap District Estate, Napa Valley.

Score: 99 (Robert Parker)

“This is a beauty, with crème de cassis notes intermixed with spring flowers, a touch of toasty oak, blackberries, blueberries and cassis, as well as licorice, vanillin and a full-bodied mouthfeel. At this stage, it is more voluptuous and opulent than the 2010, simply because that’s the hallmark style of the 2012. No doubt this is a 30- to 50-year wine if you want to cellar it properly and nibble on it over a long period of time, but it will be much more approachable in its youth than most Hillside Selects tend to be. This is, once again, a fabulous effort.”

"Readers are in the presence of genius when tasting this wine."