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2006 One Point Five® Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap DistricT

Small Stags Leap District offers Bold Flavors

At one mile wide and three miles long, Stags Leap District is one of the smallest appellations in the U.S., which makes it exciting for us to again offer “One Point Five,” a rare Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon.

This wine reflects the climate and soils of our Stags Leap District vineyard sites and Shafer’s commitment to meticulous, sustainable farming and quality winemaking. It’s delicious when young, yet offers the promise of the lovely, smoky nuances of age when cellared with care.

2006 was the vintage that we thought would never end. The dry, moderate spring and summer gave us slightly heavier clusters than in years past. The late season months of August, September, and October offered such an extended cool stretch we got to selectively pick small blocks of vines within each vineyard as each slowly achieved ideal ripeness.

 “Aromas of warm black fruit, cedar, chocolate, and dried herbs, followed by rich, juicy flavors of blackberry, dark chocolate, and tobacco, with a nice long finish. The tannins are ripe and supple,” says Shafer Winemaker Elias Fernandez of this release.

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Vineyard Locations
Predominantly from two Stags Leap District sites – our Hillside Estate Vineyards and our “Borderline” vineyard located about two miles south of the winery. A small percentage also comes from Shafer’s Ridgeback vineyard adjacent to the southern border of Stags Leap District.

Varietal Composition
99% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Petite Verdot

Brix at Harvest
24.0° – 25.0°

Alcohol
14.9%

Cooperage
20 months in 75% new oak barrels, of which are 70% French oak (Allier & Tronçais) and 30% are American oak (Missouri). The overall barrel regime includes 25% in one-year-old French oak.

Cases Produced
9,500 cases

Suggested California Retail
$70