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92
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    Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon

WineRankAvg RatingReviewsPostsAvg Price
85.69211$347.00

100 Point Rating Guide

96-100 Extraordinary A wine of finesse, complexity, and expression. True to variety and region. Perfect balance of flavors with a long finish.
90-95 Excellent True to variety and region, with terrific complexity and balance. While not a wine for the ages, a superior example.
85-89 Good Meets your expectations, with sound flavors and balance. Might have limited complexity or be short on the palate. A sound wine.
80-84 Average Drinkable, might not have as much varietal character. Simple flavors, no flaws, but nothing special.
75-79 Below Average Might contain one flaw, simple straight-forward flavors, off-balance, unpleasant.
60-74 Undrinkable, Flawed Contains significant flaws. Unpleasant, not commercially acceptable.
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1 User Review

92
points

2000

Apr 12, 2007

This may be damning with faint praise, but I used to sell and have had Hillside a few times & can't recall the exact vintage(s?) - a thing of magisterial beauty - but must confess I prefer their Relentless - by far the most impressive California syrah (20%petit?). How aptly named, how deliciously powerful. 96+, especially at a fraction of the HS price!

— pinotphile
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Captain Caveman
29 posts

Aug 17, 2007
1 year ago

1Shafer Relentless

I agree with Pinotphile. Relentless is one of the best. If you're looking for Syrah at or above this level, I recommend you check out the 2004 Arns Syrah. 90 cases were made from an eight acre plot on Pritchard Hill (about halfway between Bryant and Chappellet). Awesome, Awesome stuff, tastes like LaLandonne from Guigal, but with more freshness. Due to the tiny production, and the fact that this is the first vintage, you may have to do some digging, but it's worth the effort. Outstanding.