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95 Wine Enthusiast -
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The winery's proprietary blend of 58% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Malbec is hugely impressive and memorable, with a smoky, toasted oak character. Plush flavors of blackberry and cherry jam meld with spice on the rich, round midpalate. It offers plenty of grip and concentration, finishing on a handful of dried herb.
94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
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The 2016 Red Blend TD-9 is blended of 58% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Malbec. It has a very deep purple-black color and displays ready-for-biz, fragrant scents of warm plums, Black Forest cake and blueberry compote with touches of baking spices, bay leaves and potpourri. Full-bodied with a serious, firm frame of ripe, grainy tannins, the palate delivery loads of black fruit and spicy layers with bags of vivacity and panache.
93 Vinous -
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The 2016 TD-9 is just as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel. Bright floral notes and a rush of red cherry/red plum fruit give energy to this pliant, super-expressive wine. The 2016 has firmed up a bit since it was bottled, so a few more months should do the trick. The blend is 58% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Malbec.
Technical Details
- Blend58% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Malbec
- WinemakerElias Fernandez
- CountryUS
- RegionCalifornia North Coast
- AppellationStags Leap, Napa
- Farming MethodSustainable
- Oak100% new French oak barrels Allier and Troncais
- Aging/Cooperage20 months
- Alcohol15.30%%
Shafer Proprietary Red TD-9 2016
Cabernet Blends | US
WE95, WA94, VN93, JD93
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THIS is the sexy Shafer to drink while your Hillside bottles age gracefully. Named after the tractor John Shafer taught himself to drive in the 70s after uprooting his family from Chicago and making a bet on Napa. It's a classic Bordeaux blend with a "drink-me-now" style --- but ALL Shafer elegance and power. Just read the reviews! Or don’t...have you ever had a Shafer wine that didn’t satisfy you to your core? Of course not!
Throw this bottle in a line up of luxury Napa wines twice its price and prepare to be amazed!
About the Producer
John Shafer uprooted his family from Chicago in 1972, and bought 209 acres in what would later become Stag's Leap District. He quickly planted a small parcel of Cabernet in the hillsides above the winery at the advice of Nathan Fay and created his first wine from that planting in 1978, a precursor to their legendary Hillside Select. John's son Doug joined the family biz in 1983 and has helped shepard the winery into the international limelight.