Shafer - Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros Red Shoulder Ranch 2023 (750ml) BarberaWinemaker Notes The 2023 is true to the outstanding vintage with brilliant, elegant aromas and flavors of citrus peel, honeycomb, white flowers, apricot, pineapple, and warm river stone all held together with effortless structure, lithe balance, and brightness that comes from pitch perfect acidity. Professional Ratings 96 James Suckling So ripe, full and generous, with a full body and a big presence. Lovely apple blossom and lemon zest aromas with
The wines were fermented using aromatic yeasts giving classic
with ripe vineyard peach layered over a fresh bouquet of white flowers
Full-bodied wine with good roundness
Ruffino Moscato d'Asti is pleasantly sweet and fragrant with distinct notes of peach and orange blossoms
Roasted chicken or slightly chilled out of the fridge after a long day at work
Finishing with upright tannins and bright acidity
The 2017 vintage is for my money the best vintage I’ve encountered in my 23 years of making wine
cool and gorgeously complex nose reflects notes of both red and dark currant
offering lively flavors of cherry and strawberry laced with rose petal and dusky spice notes as this red builds tension toward refined tannins
*Cellar Selection* (CP
89 Wilfred Wong of Wine
respecting the fruits’ true expression
