2022 Shafer Vineyards TD-9 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend Napa Valley
$79.78 $110.00
- "The TD9 Delivers the Strength & Generosity So Characteristic of Shafer" ~95WE
- Adventurous & Bold Cab Blend from Cult Winery
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"One of The World’s Greatest Wineries" ~Robert Parker
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In 2003 Robert Parker called the Shafer Estate, "one of the world’s greatest wineries." The Shafer family is no stranger to the spotlight, receiving critical praise from wine critics abound. The family has produced Wine Spectators "Wine of the Year" along with being recognized by the James Beard Foundation as "Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year." Through all their success and accolades the Shafer Vineyards has remained one of Napa's premier Family owned and operated Estates. There's no better time than now to discover the magic of family-produced Cabernet from one of Napa's best.
TD-9 is an adventurous red blend that celebrates a bold move. The story behind this wine is from morning commuters' trains in Chicago to teaching himself to drive an old TD-9 tractor in Napa Valley. It is the result of spirit, risk-taking, and determination to make the dream of creating wine at Shafer's Vineyard a reality.
It's important to recognize that Shafer is still a family operation and very much hands-on. The total production at Shafer is significantly less than many of the large, well-known commercial brands. You can taste the difference. Shafer Vineyards is a 30,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafer family owns and farms 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, Syrah, and Petite Sirah.
Aging: 20 months in 100% new French oak barrels.
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 4% Malbec and 3% Petit Verdot. This vintage of TD-9, with more than 50 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, fills the glass with vivid aromas and flavors of summer berries, black tea, rose petals, lavender, and black cherry. All this juicy radiance is knit together with ripe Napa Valley tannins, offering abundant enjoyment today while promising even more beauty with time in your cellar.
A full-bodied while refined Cabernet Sauvignon, the TD9 cuvée delivers the strength and generosity so characteristic of Shafer wine. Aromas and flavors of cassis, ripe blackberries and freshly cracked pine fill the mouth, leading into a lengthy and expressive finish of graphite and warming spices. ~95 Wine Enthusiast
So full-bodied, broad and ripe-tasting. It gives a mouthful of indulgent fruit flavors on an agreeable texture. Moderate to full tannins lift dark plum, dried cherry, subtle vanilla bean and cocoa accents. Drink or hold. ~94 James Suckling
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