2019 Shafer Relentless

A bold, dark, and intense wine with ripe dark fruits, pepper, flowers, and herbs, well-balanced and promising to improve over the next five years.

Producer

Shafer

Region

Napa Valley, CA

Country

USA

Varietal

Syrah / Shiraz

Varietal Composition

89% Syrah, 11% Petite Sirah

Specifications

2019

Vintage

2040

Drink By

ABV

Vinification

Aged 30 months in new French oak

Occasional wine note

This is a BIG wine. It's dark and intense. It's loaded with tannin and alcohol. Yet, it's so well balanced. The ripe dark fruits and pepper are met with flowers and herbs. It is absolutely big, but also beautiful. And it will be better 5 years from now.

What experts say about this wine

100

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2019 Relentless is mostly Syrah, yet the cuvée always includes a good bit of Petite Sirah, with 11% in the 2019. A deep purple-hued blockbuster of a Syrah, it offers loads of ripe blackberries, ground pepper, sappy herbs, and violet-like aromas and flavors. One of those wines that delivers richness and intensity with no sensation of weight of heaviness, it has terrific balance, ripe tannins, and a great finish.

100

Wine Enthusiast

This powerful, rough-hewn wine that contains 11% Petite Sirah holds extremely deep black and blue fruits in a framework of grippy tannins. A tight, reserved expression on the mid palate signals more aging is needed for best enjoyment. The wine’s ripe, compelling, late-harvest fruits match the massive structure. Cellar Selection!

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