Shafer TD-9, Napa Valley, 2018 zero dosage white melon and herbs which

white melon and herbs which continues onto the palette

Fermentation is in open vessels with a proportion of whole bunch

Grapes are picked and sorted by hand

Langedoc takes its inspiration from traditional Burgundy styles

Fresh and earthy on the palette with mediterranean herbs and spice

Shafer TD-9, Napa Valley, 2018 zero dosage white melon and herbs whichFounded in 1978, Shafer Vineyards is situated in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, east of the Silverado Trail and just north of the town of Napa. Although their main focus has always been luxuriant, richly textured Cabernet Sauvignons from their Stags Leap vineyards, they own and farm vineyards also in Carneros. Low fertility, hillside sites have always been a major priority, as has the adoption of the finest, low vigour rootstocks and clones,