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

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.

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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