Shafer, Hillside Select other_regions_italy and coffee bean

and coffee bean

ripe and very ripe berries leave a mouth filling impression

This is a powerful

concentrated Tempranillo with abundant

Shafer, Hillside Select other_regions_italy and coffee bean(15. 5% alcohol), Dark red with ruby tones. Musky aromas of mocha, coffee, leather, licorice, creosote and herbs. Juicy and intense but without the explosive fruit of the 2010; a touch of asparagus gives the wine a greenness in the middle palate but there's also plenty of supporting dark fruit and graphite minerality. Doug Shafer noted that this fruit was picked at up to 26 degrees Brix, but I still find it a bit light. Finishes with chalky tannins