Shafer
2019
Shafer ‘TD-9’ Napa Valley Red Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, & Petit Verdot
Tasting Notes
Technical Details
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Reviews
The Estate
Shafer Vineyards traces its beginnings to 1972 when John Shafer left a 23-year career in the publishing industry and, with his family, moved to the Napa Valley to pursue a second career in wine. After purchasing a 210-acre estate in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District, the Shafer family faced the arduous task of replanting the existing vineyards, which dated to the 1920s, and terracing the steep and rocky hillsides, eventually expanding vineyard acreage to its current 50 acres.
Wine Making
The long, sunny 2019 summer created a beautiful growing season. The fruit developed rich color and clean, elegant, and pure aromas and flavors.
Food Suggestions
Pairs well with beef, lamb, deer, venison, and poultry dishes.
• Available Size: 750mL (12 pc)
• Family-Owned
• Historic Vineyards & Winery
• Sustainable
• Type: Wines
• Sub-type: Wines
• Class: Red
• ABV%: 15.3
• Family-Owned
• Historic Vineyards & Winery
• Sustainable
• Type: Wines
• Sub-type: Wines
• Class: Red
• ABV%: 15.3
Jeb Dunnuck – 94
"An incredible value, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon TD-9 includes slightly more Merlot and is 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 11% Malbec and the rest Petit Verdot. Round, sexy, full-bodied, and opulent, it has terrific aromatics of red and black currants, tobacco, chocolate, and lead pencil shavings. Drink this hedonistic yet balanced, elegant beauty over the coming 10-12 years. Best After 2022."
James Suckling – 93
"Aromas of blackberries with old spice, dark cherries and cloves, following through to a medium to full body with a sold core of ripe fruit and a creamy and stony underlying character. Juicy and rich, yet not overbearing. Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and petit verdot. Drinkable now, but better in 2025."
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate – 91
"The 2019 Red Blend TD-9 is a blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 11% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, alluring notes of mocha, tapenade and truffles jump from the glass, backed up by a core of cassis and stewed plums. Full-bodied, juicy and plush in the mouth, it has a lively line and a wonderfully pure, fruity finish."
