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2004 Shafer Vineyards Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch

Chardonnay: 750ml

$39.99

about this wine:

Shafer's single-vineyard Carneros-grown Chardonnay is produced from small-clustered clones of grapes selected for their low yields and distinctive flavors. Fermentation takes place within individual oak and stainless steel barrels using native yeasts. The wine matures on the lees for 14 months and since it undergoes no malolactic fermentation this Chardonnay retains a lively natural acidity. The vineyard is named for its Red-shouldered Hawks and other birds of prey, who play an important role in Shafer's natural farming practices.

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points awarded:
WA 91-93 WS 94

91 -93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2005

The 2004 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch, a non-malolactic cuvee that sees 50% new oak, continues the success they have had with this full-throttle, widely available Chardonnay (over 5,000 cases produced). Shafer’s earliest harvested Chardonnay on record, the 2004 exhibits abundant fruit, honeysuckle, apricot, and citrus oil characteristics in its classic, full-bodied personality. With good acidity as well as abundant oak, this beauty should be enjoyed over the next 2-3 years.


94 points,

Wine Spectator, July 2006

Bold, ripe and delicious, with tiers of citrus-laced pear, pineapple, lemon drop and nectarine, yet for all its richness and depth, this is an elegantly styled wine that is graceful and polished. Drink now through 2009. 6,000 cases made. (JL)


91 -93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2005

The 2004 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch, a non-malolactic cuvee that sees 50% new oak, continues the success they have had with this full-throttle, widely available Chardonnay (over 5,000 cases produced). Shafer’s earliest harvested Chardonnay on record, the 2004 exhibits abundant fruit, honeysuckle, apricot, and citrus oil characteristics in its classic, full-bodied personality. With good acidity as well as abundant oak, this beauty should be enjoyed over the next 2-3 years.


94 points,

Wine Spectator, July 2006

Bold, ripe and delicious, with tiers of citrus-laced pear, pineapple, lemon drop and nectarine, yet for all its richness and depth, this is an elegantly styled wine that is graceful and polished. Drink now through 2009. 6,000 cases made. (JL)


About Winery

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.Evolving from grape growers to vintners, the Shafers crushed their first Cabernet grapes in 1978 and began construction on their winery a year later.

The first Shafer Cabernet became a benchmark, winning the acclaimed San Francisco Vintners Club taste-off upon release and, over a decade later taking first place in an international blind tasting held in Germany, where it outranked such wines as Chateau Margaux, Chateau Latour and Chateau Palmer.

Doug Shafer became winemaker in 1983 after graduating from the University of California at Davis with a degree in enology and viticulture. A year later Elias Fernandez joined the winery as assistant winemaker. Together Doug and Elias have worked closely to forge the Shafer style of quality, consistency and elegance.

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