Shafer TD-9, Napa Valley, 2021 jeraboam Burgundy's lesser-known white grape from

Burgundy's lesser-known white grape from one of the region's most renowned producers

fresh almonds and rising bread dough

The estate has changed hands several times before its acquisition by the current owners

balanced expression of terroir and biological ageing in a fresher and less intense version of Florpower

Shafer TD-9, Napa Valley, 2021 jeraboam Burgundy's lesser-known white grape fromFounded 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,