Shafer

Touted as "one of the world's greatest wineries" by Robert Parker, Shafer's main focus has been on their luxuriant, richly textured Cabernet Sauvignon from their Stags Leap Vineyard, however father and son John and Doug Shafer also produce exceptional wines throughout Napa Valley and Carneros. We didn't offer Shafer last year, with the exception of the always phenomenal Hillside Select, as we found his 2015s a little too monolithic, and unreconstructed. However, the 2016s and 2017s are terrific with a freshness and precision that is really attractive.