Shafer One Point Five 2021

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Shafer
One Point Five 2021

Vintage : 2021
Country : USA
Region : California
Subregion Napa
Type : Red
Style Deep Full Bodied
Format : 75cl
Alcohol : 15,3°
Grappes : 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Experts		Score	Vintage
WE	Wine Enthusiast	96	2021
JD	Jeb Dunnuck	96	2021
VN	Vinous (Antonio Galloni)	94	2021
JS	James Suckling	94	2021
RP	Robert Parker	93	2021
DCT	Decanter	95	2019
W&S	Wines & Spirits	94	2019
WS	Wine Spectator	94	2018

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“In your glass the wine introduces itself with enticing aromas of red and black fruit, baking spice, dark violets, lavender, wet stone, and cinnamon. The promise of all that delicious complexity is fulfilled with a racy Cabernet Sauvignon full of energy – juicy flavors of red plum, cherry, cassis, black tea, and cola – all beautifully packaged together with ripe, bright tannins made for right-now enjoyment as well as long term aging in your cellar.”
— Shafer winemaker Elias Fernandez

Wine Enthusiast (WE) : 96 Points (2021)

This sophisticated and concentrated wine wraps lovely dark plums, blueberries and cocoa flavors in velvety tannins that are well integrated and soothing, while still setting the wine up for a potentially long life. Subtle baking spices, espresso and cedar accents enhance the impressive fruit flavors.

Jeb Dunnuck (JD) : 96 Points (2021)

More Cabernet-dominated, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five checks in as 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Merlot, and a splash of Malbec. It has incredible purity in its cassis, graphite, lead pencil, and camphor on the nose and a concentrated, medium to full-bodied, layered style on the palate that stays tighter and more compact than the TD-9. (12/2023)

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 94 Points (2021)

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five is a very beautiful wine and also the first edition that marks the move towards a more serious Cabernet. Black cherry, plum, gravel, spice, leather and tobacco are nicely pushed forward. The 2021 shows the mid-weight style of the year nicely. The One Point Five is mostly estate fruit, with some outside vineyards, including sources that are now owned by Shafer. (AG) (12/2023)

James Suckling (JS) : 94 Points (2021)

Beautiful black and blue fruit on offer here with notes of violets, sea shell, iodine and graphite. Full-bodied, broad-shouldered and structured with super-fine and dense yet almost weightless tannins that push the depth of the wine, leading to a smooth, caressing finish. Try after 2026.

Robert Parker (RP) : 93 Points (2021)

An excellent wine, still arguably a decent value in the context of Napa Valley Cab, Shafer's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five features attractive aromas of ripe cherries, cedar and vanilla, plus hints of mocha and loam. Full-bodied, ripe and velvety, it offers more concentration, tannins and length than the winery's TD-9.

Decanter (DCT) : 95 Points (2019)

Leading with red berry fruit marked by a minty freshness, espresso bean, cedar, and kirsch aromas. Medium to full-bodied, it envelops the palate with a panoply of brown spices, dried wild herbs, and spicy red berry fruit. Plush with silken tannins and a fantastic vein of minerality, finishing with minty chocolate flourishes. Aged 20 months, 100% new Allier and Tronçais barrels, includes a 2% splash of Petit Verdot. (JC) (2/2023)

Wines & Spirits (W&S) : 94 Points (2019)

Elias Fernandez focuses this wine on two estate vineyards, one at the base of the Stags Leap Escarpment, on hills surrounding the winery, plus the Borderline vineyard two miles south. His 2019 has a soil-driven scent, picking up on the rocky, volcanic scree that forms the base of these knolls. Yet, in the best tradition of Shafer cabernet, it follows a clean line, like a well-built rock wall, the wine’s flavors infused with black-currant ripeness and blueberry-skin darkness that keeps smoking up in the finish (the wine has consumed a substantial amount of new oak). This has the stamina to last for a decade or two. (JG) (12/2022)

Wine Spectator (WS) : 94 Points (2018)

Quite lush in feel, with creamy waves of plum sauce, melted black licorice, açaí berry reduction and sweet toast rolling through, laced with subtle alder and bay leaf notes and ending with a sanguine hint amid the fruit. The buried structure will carry this in the cellar as well.

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