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Shafer Relentless 2017 (750ml)
Price: $149.99
Sale Price: $89.99
| Producer | Shafer Relentless |
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| Vintage | 2017 |
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| Sku | 18583 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Notes
The elegant 2017 offers a wealth of aromas and flavors – black plum, herbs, grilled game, vanilla, leather, herbs, river stone, and spice. The richness, balance, and vibrancy of the wine is mouth-filling and soul-satisfying on every level with ripe, silky tannins that offer the promise of greater pleasu
res with years of cellaring.
The Blend: 80% Syrah, 14% Petite Sirah
The Relentless Story Relentless is a blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah that originates in a rugged, sloping vineyard planted in the chaparral foothills of the Vaca Mountains, along Napa Valley’s drier, cooler southeast corridor.
The soul of the wine, though, comes from its namesake, our longtime winemaker, Elias Fernandez, who the Shafer family honors with this proprietary blend for his relentless pursuit of quality, for over 35-years.
Pairing
Smoked ribs, roasted pork, smoked meat, gouda, blue cheese
94-Points Wine Spectator
Deep and powerfully built, with a rich and polished texture that highlights wild berry and blueberry flavors that show notes of espresso, smoky beef and black pepper. Finishes with big but refined tannins. Syrah and Petite Sirah. Drink now through 2030.
92-Points Wine Enthusiast
This is a burly, muscular yet sophisticated wine, showing complex characteristics of black pepper, clove and garrigue. Woody oak underscores a robust palate of black plum, game and savory herb, with a velvety texture throughout. It's a blend of 86% Syrah and 14% Petite Sirah.
History
In 1972 John and Bett Shafer, both nearing the age of 50, decided to roll the dice on the promise of a new life in California.
They’d raised four children in Hinsdale, Illinois, a comfortable, tree-lined suburb of Chicago. John was an executive at the publishing firm, Scott Foresman, while Bett had been running a house filled with four very active kids, their friends, and various pets. Now two of their children were in college, a third, Doug, was in the later half of high school, and their youngest was in middle school.
Both restless and energetic, John and Bett were ready for something new.
It was John’s idea to explore the wine business in California, which he believed was on the verge of taking off. He made several exploratory trips to areas in the Golden State known for growing grapes and making wine. In late 1972 when he found an ideal hillside vineyard in a distant farming community called Napa Valley, Bett was ready to go.
As Shafer Vineyards expanded and flourished in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the heavy lifting of launching the family business largely done, Bett stepped away to pursue other interests. John Shafer stayed involved in day-to-day operations through his mid-90s.
Everyone at Shafer has the unflagging, adventurous, and enterprising spirit of Bett and John Shafer to thank for the winery, vineyards, and the wines that exist today. Their sense of adventure and approach to life, business, family, and friends continues to inspire everything we do.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Wine Enthusiast: 92 Points
