{"title":"Shafer Vineyards | Napa County","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Shafer Vineyards Winery and Vineyards\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_bacc9209-8432-4fc9-90b1-3058379480e2.jpg?v=1606574156\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the world's greatest wineries\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - Robert Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded 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, father and son John and Doug Shafer also own and farm vineyards throughout Napa Valley and 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 Doug Shafer and Elias Fernandez, also follows a similar philosophy of allowing the fruit full expression and with a minimum of intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSHAFER VINEYARDS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shafervineyards.com\/\" title=\"The official website of Shafer Vineyards\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/desktop_icon_cd1f9a91-a06b-4665-880d-cc47c0dde6d7_480x480.jpg?v=1588261941\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Shafer-Vineyards-167329479989476\" title=\"Like Shafer Vineyards on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/facebook_icon_d3f13554-5a1f-49e3-a487-0da023dfd02d_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/facebook_icon_d3f13554-5a1f-49e3-a487-0da023dfd02d_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shafervineyards\/\" title=\"Follow Shafer Vineyards on Instagram\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/instagram_icon_07bcf872-b0f0-428b-b788-b56bac71ff21_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/instagram_icon_07bcf872-b0f0-428b-b788-b56bac71ff21_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shafer-vineyards-td-9-red","title":"Shafer Vineyards TD-9","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Shafer Vineyards TD-9 is a proprietary red wine blend that celebrates a bold move. In 1973, in the space of a few months, John Shafer went from riding morning commuter trains in Chicago to teaching himself to drive a TD-9 tractor in a Napa Valley vineyard. He’d never grown grapes or made wine in his life. That spirit of risk-taking and adventure still guides Shafer today and inspired the creation of this new wine. TD-9 represents an evolution of Shafer Vineyards Merlot, which has been a cornerstone of their range for 30 years. The birth of TD-9 was an early morning conversation during the 2015 harvest when Doug Shafer and long-standing winemaker, Elias Fernandez, were discussing the Merlot and other fruit from a cluster of small Shafer vineyards just south of Stags Leap District. “You do realise that we could make a much better wine if we could make a red blend” suggested Elias – referring to the mix of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec fruit on the property. They slept on the idea and soon decided that if they could make a more profound wine, the way forward was clear. As anticipated, TD-9 was indeed finer and more complex than previously, whilst retaining the joyous, plush, generous fruit which characterised their varietal Merlot. 56% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Malbec from Stags Leap District, Yountville and a vineyard in the Vaca Mountains, just south of Stags Leap District. Aged for 20 months in a combination of Allier and Troncais barrels (100% new). [#intro]A beautifully textured, proprietary red wine blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon \u0026amp; Malbec...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shafer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32213532409923,"sku":"A21SHAFERTD9","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/TD-9Bottle.jpg?v=1606579636"},{"product_id":"shafer-one-point-five-cabernet-sauvignon","title":"Shafer Vineyards One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Shafer One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon expresses the classic aromas and flavours of California's Stags Leap District, where the Shafers have lived and worked for decades. The name on the bottle speaks of the family partnership at the heart of the Shafer Vineyards. John Shafer started the winery in 1978 and his son Doug joined him as winemaker in 1983. They've worked together so long they coined the term \"a generation-and-a-half\" to describe the collaboration, inspiring the name One Point Five. Matured for 20 months in 100% new French oak, One Point Five introduces itself with enticing aromas of red and black fruit, baking spice, dark violets, lavender, wet stone, and cinnamon. On the palate, the promise of all that delicious complexity is fulfilled with a racy Cabernet Sauvignon full of juicy flavours including red plum, cherry, cassis, black tea, and cola, all beautifully packaged together with ripe, bright tannins made for immediate enjoyment as well as long term ageing.[#intro]A Cabernet Sauvignon that expresses the classic aromas \u0026amp; flavours of Stags Leap District...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shafer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39535868215363,"sku":"A21SHAFEROPF","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/OnePointFiveBottle.jpg?v=1632581129"},{"product_id":"shafer-vineyards-relentless","title":"Shafer Vineyards Relentless 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eShafer's Relentless is a red wine that originates in a rugged, sloping vineyard planted within the chaparral foothills of the Vaca Mountains, along Napa Valley’s arid, cooler southeast corridor. For more than a decade this site has produced a consistently rich, elegant proprietary blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah. The soul of the wine, though, comes from its namesake, Shafer’s longtime winemaker, Elias Fernandez. Before the first vintage was bottled in 1999 and before the first label was printed, the Shafer family wanted this wine to honour Elias for the key attribute they believed put him in a class all of his own - his relentless pursuit of quality in winemaking. Doug Shafer and Elias Fernandez originally conceived Relentless as a field blend, meaning that the vineyard site was planted to 80 percent Syrah and 20 percent Petite Sirah. Since then the two grape varieties were picked, crushed and fermented as one. For ten vintages the Shafer team produced the wine in this style winning over consumers and critics alike. The 2008 vintage was named Wine Spectator’s “Wine of the Year” in November, 2012. In the first vintages, the wine was dominated by the Petite Sirah’s blueberry, smoke and char aromas and flavours. But as years went by and the vines matured, it was the Syrah that began to take the lead position with it rich, meaty aromas and flavours in combination with more floral, perfumed characteristics. As with each of their wines the Shafer team kept asking if Relentless had reached its finest expression. With this pursuit in mind the decision was made to move away from the structure of a field blend toward an approach similar to Hillside Select® in which only the most compelling, refined fruit of the vintage determined the make-up of the wine. 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The vineyard is named for its Red-shouldered Hawks and other birds of prey, who play an important role in Shafer’s sustainable farming practices. This vintage offers lush, luxurious aromas and flavours of melon, honeysuckle, apricot, pineapple and flint all held together with effortless structure, elegant balance, and energy that comes from pure, Chablis-like acidity.[#intro]Intensely flavoured Chardonnay from Shafer’s superbly sited, eponymous vineyard in the Napa Valley...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shafer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41042334974019,"sku":"A22SHAFERREDSHOULDER-1","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/RedShoulderRanchBottle.jpg?v=1609423269"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_769d9f75-7421-47a8-905f-198854cb271f.jpg?v=1606574731","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/shafer-vineyards-california\/shafer.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}