Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch 2023

  • Shafer Vineyards
  • USA, Napa Valley - Carneros

579,00 exkl. moms

  • 750 ml
  • Art.nr 1040784

Sortiment Restaurang

Förslutning Naturkork

Alkoholhalt 15,0 %

Vita torra viner

Karaktär

Komplex, fruktig doft med inslag av citrus, honung, vita blommor, aprikos, ananas, örter och mineral. Smaken är elegant med en imponerande lätthet och en hög men välbalanserad syra. Lång harmonisk eftersmak.

Tillverkning

Druvorna pressades skonsamt i hela klasar och musten fick sedan spontanjäsa i en kombination av 40% ekfat och 60% rostfria ståltankar. Vinet genomgick inte malolaktisk jäsning.

Lagring

Vinet har lagrats 9 månader i 40% nya franska ekfat (Allier, Vosges), resterande 60% lagrades i ståltank.

Passar till

Serveras vid 12-14°C till smakrika rätter av fisk, skaldjur, kyckling eller fläsk.

Recensioner

Shafer's 2023 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch was bottled in July 2024 and was released in September. It's a distinctive style that eschews malolactic fermentation and marries barrel fermentation and maturation in new French oak (40%) with stainless steel drums (60%). Marked by bright pineapple and lime aromas, this full-bodied effort comes across as ripe and succulent while being fresh and zesty at the same time, with a lingering, citrusy finish. Drink Date: 2024 - 2030

Wine Advocate 93p

So ripe, full and generous, with a full body and a big presence. Lovely apple blossom and lemon zest aromas with juicy apple and Bartlett pear flavors on a foundation of lively acidity. An element of chalky, mineral notes adds complexity and freshness, giving a linear feel to this big, bold wine.

James Suckling 96p