SHAFER Cabernet Sauvignon 'One Point Five' - Stags Leap District, Napa 2023 Bottle CASE x 12 Bottles - PRE-RELEASE

Description

We are delighted to offer the latest releases from Shafer Vineyards.

Founded in 1978, Shafer Vineyards is situated in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, east of the Silverado Trail and just north of the town of Napa. Although their main focus has always been luxuriant, richly textured Cabernet Sauvignons from their Stags Leap vineyards, they own and farm vineyards also in Carneros.

Low fertility, hillside sites have always been a major priority, as has the adoption of the finest, low vigour rootstocks and clones, leading to extremely low yields of small intensely concentrated grapes. They are also passionate exponents of sustainable farming practices in which they eschew all forms of chemical sprays, and their vineyards teem with natural predators including bats, owls, and a variety of insects. The resulting raw materials are of the highest quality and provide them with numerous, stylistic options in the winery.

Winemaking, in the hands of Elias Fernandez, also follows a similar philosophy of allowing the fruit full expression and with a minimum of intervention.

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One Point Five is our signature Cabernet Sauvignon, reflecting the timeless elegance of top Napa Valley vineyards. This wine honours the founding partnership of John and Doug Shafer, who said they’d worked together so long theirs wasn’t a second-generation story but a generation and a half. 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Merlot, 1% Malbec from Shafer’s hillside estate vineyards, our

“Borderline” vineyard located in Stags Leap District, and pristine, selected Napa Valley sites. 8 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais).

2023 GROWING SEASON
The long 2023 summer offered ideal stretches of warm days and cool nights. In early September temperatures rose on cue, ushering in a harvest of rich, elegant fruit.

“From the landmark 2023 vintage, One Point Five is an exceptional expression of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon at its peak. Layers of blackberry, raspberry, and black liquorice unfold alongside notes of bay leaf, sage, cinnamon, clove, and dark chocolate. Complex, expressive, and lush, this wine captures the purity of vintage and varietal character, all wrapped in a structure of ripe tannins that offer evolving, profound beauty for decades.” — Elias Fernandez, Winemaker

Terms and Conditions

Offer - Subject to availability. Offer ends on 30th October 2026
Delivery – Early 2027
Prices - Include Freight, Duty & GST
Storage - On arrival into Jersey Free Storage until 30th April 2027
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