0.75 L
2002
Shafer Vineyards
Napa Valley
Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 — Stags Leap District, 0.75 L
Shafer Vineyards
2005 · 0.75 L · RP 99
€ 396,00
2 in stock
Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 from Stags Leap District, Napa Valley: dry red, 0.75 L, our suggested drinking window 2015–2040.
- Guaranteed authentic
- 0.75 L
- Drink 2015-2040
- Cellar-stored
- Photo on request
- Insured shipping
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SKU: CAL-SHAFER-VINEYARDS-HILLSIDE-SELECT-CABERNET-SAUVIGNON-2005-075
Key facts
- Vintage
- 2005
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Classification
- AVA
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Drinking window
- 2015–2040
- Format
- 0.75 L
- Producer
- Shafer Vineyards
- Region
- California
- Country
- USA
- Type
- Red
- Sweetness
- Dry
Category: Napa Valley, AVA, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Red, USA, Wine
Hillside Select 2005: the Shafer flagship from the hillside blocks on Silverado Trail
Hillside Select is the flagship wine of Shafer Vineyards. It is always 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, made from the hillside blocks around the winery at 6154 Silverado Trail in Napa, in the Stags Leap District. This bottle is the 2005, a dry red in the 0.75 L format. The district is a sub-AVA of Napa Valley in California.
John Shafer, Elias Fernandez and Shinsegae
Commercial winemaking began on the Shafer site in 1880. John Shafer, a Chicago publishing executive, bought the property in 1972 and made the winery’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1978. Elias Fernandez became winemaker in 1994 and was still in that role in 2026. In February 2022 Shinsegae Property, part of South Korea’s Shinsegae group, bought the winery.
Stags Leap District inside Napa Valley
Stags Leap District was established as a sub-appellation in 1989. It is one of 17 sub-AVAs inside Napa Valley, an American Viticultural Area created on 28 January 1981 as the second in the United States.
Unlike a French AOC, US federal rules for the Napa Valley AVA set no permitted grapes and no yield limits. A wine labelled Napa Valley must take at least 85% of its volume from grapes grown inside the AVA, and it must be fully finished in California. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most planted variety in the valley, at 54% of plantings.
Drinking window 2015 to 2040
Our suggested drinking window for this vintage is 2015 to 2040. In 2026 the wine sits inside that window, 21 years after the harvest, so ask about storage history and fill level before buying.
Questions buyers ask
What is Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2005?
The 2005 vintage of Hillside Select, the flagship wine of Shafer Vineyards. It is a dry red from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, grown in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, California.
Is Hillside Select a blend?
No. Hillside Select is always 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, from the hillside blocks around the winery.
Who makes Shafer Hillside Select?
Elias Fernandez has been the winemaker since 1994. Shafer Vineyards has been owned by Shinsegae Property since February 2022.
When should Shafer Hillside Select 2005 be drunk?
Our suggested drinking window runs from 2015 to 2040, so the wine is inside its window now.
Is Stags Leap District part of Napa Valley?
Yes. Stags Leap District, established in 1989, is one of the 17 sub-AVAs of the Napa Valley AVA.
Does a Napa Valley label mean every grape comes from Napa?
No. Wine labelled Napa Valley must derive at least 85% of its volume from grapes grown within the AVA.
This bottle
- Kept at controlled temperature and humidity, lying down and in the dark until dispatch.
- Insured, temperature-controlled shipping: if a bottle is stolen or broken in transit, we resend it or refund it through our insurer.
- Older bottles may show cellar wear on the label or capsule; it does not affect the wine and is not a reason for return. Photos of this bottle on request.
- Report any damaged or missing item within 24 hours of delivery — see the terms of sale.
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