Shafer TD-9, Napa Valley, 2018 tulbagh Soils are composed of decomposed

Soils are composed of decomposed granite (89%) and schiste (11%) at between 350m and 600m above sea level

dry Calabrian climate

This is a rich and ripe wine

This fully mature first growth comes from an original wooden case kept in a private underground cellar

With a lot of Pinot influence

Shafer TD-9, Napa Valley, 2018 tulbagh Soils are composed of decomposedFounded in 1978, Shafer Vineyards is situated in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, east of the Silverado Trail and just north of the town of Napa. Although their main focus has always been luxuriant, richly textured Cabernet Sauvignons from their Stags Leap vineyards, they own and farm vineyards also in Carneros. Low fertility, hillside sites have always been a major priority, as has the adoption of the finest, low vigour rootstocks and clones,