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Shafer Vineyards
2010 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Sunspot Vineyard"

Shafer Vineyards

2010 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Sunspot Vineyard"
Stags Leap District AVA


2012 Offering
Premiere Napa Valley
Auction 16 | Lot No. 137
Vintage: 2010

Shafer Vineyards

Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District

5 cases produced

Description

With its steep slope and western exposure, Shafer's Sunspot Vineyard resembles its namesake, a favorite Utah ski run where John Shafer taught his children to ski. Sunspot forms the backbone of Shafer's Hillside Select. Here it stars solo in a quarter barrel lot from the 2010 vintage.


Wine Facts

  • Single vineyard wine
  • Sustainably produced
  • Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled

Tasting Chart

bone dry very sweet
light body very full bodied
soft, gentle very crisp
no tannins heavy tannins

Elias Fernandez

Winemaker, Shafer Vineyards

Winemaker, Elias Fernandez

Elias Fernandez has been making wine at Shafer Vineyards for 40 years, forging a style of boldness, elegance, and balance that has been embraced by wine lovers throughout the world. Elias earned his success in part because he knows Napa Valley vineyards from the roots up. He knows first-hand what it’s like to work in 100-degree heat among dusty vine rows as well as the difficulties of pruning vines in the freezing winter pre-dawn light.

Elias’ father came to the U.S. from Michoacan, Mexico and worked in the San Joaquin Valley as a farm laborer. His mother was born in Napa Valley where her father was a laborer who helped build the rail line that runs through Yountville. Both parents picked prunes and walnuts in the days before wine grapes became the predominant crop in the Valley. Some of Elias’ earliest memories are in these orchards.

In junior high, Elias started working in vineyards with his father where he learned to drive tractors, train and prune grapevines and from both parents he learned the value of hard work and self reliance. "When I graduated from UC Davis, I knew I wanted to work for a smaller winery that would give me the chance to be a "hands-on" winemaker, getting involved in all aspects of running a cellar. I had a lot of excitement getting into this career and that excitement has stayed with me."

Country born: United States

Education: B.S. in Fermentation Science from U.C. Davis

Years in the wine industry: 30+ years

Honors / Awards:
"Winemaker of the Year" - Food & Wine magazine and Wine & Spirits magazine; inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund's Hispanic Hall of Fame at The White House

Winemaking Philosophy:
Coming into this 40 years ago, I thought that winemaking happened underneath the roof of the cellar. Today who I am as a winemaker has umbrellaed in a big way. Winemaking starts in January with pruning and continues throughout the year. I'm not just selecting the best fruit, I'm selecting the best corks, the right barrel staves, ensuring that the bottling line is working at top efficiency. What I've also learned is to let the land dictate the best grape variety and the style of the wine that ends up in the bottle.

Petroleum Club

100 North Broadway
Oklahoma City OK 73102
405-232-1184


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Winery Distribution

Shafer Vineyards is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.

Domestic:

  • Alabama (International Wines & Craft Beer)
  • Alaska (Columbia/Young's Market)
  • Arizona (Quail Distributing)
  • Arkansas (Moon Distributors)
  • California (Winebow - North/South)
  • California (Winebow - North)
  • California (Winebow - South)
  • Colorado (Grand Vin)
  • Connecticut (Worldwide Wines c/o Brescome Barton)
  • Delaware (Vintage Import)
  • Florida (BreakThru Beverage)
  • Florida (Augustan Wine Imports)
  • Georgia (Winebow)
  • Hawaii (Chambers & Chambers)
  • Idaho (Craig Stein Beverage - Sun Valley/East)
  • Idaho (Idaho Wine Merchants - Western)
  • Illinois (Maverick Wine Co)
  • Indiana (Carroll Co)
  • Iowa (Okoboji Wines)
  • Kansas (LDF Sales and Dist. Inc.)
  • Kentucky (Heidelberg Distributing)
  • Louisiana (Wines Unlimited)
  • Maine (South Portland Wine Company)
  • Maryland (Bacchus Importers Ltd)
  • Massachusetts (Carolina Wine Co/Martignetti)
  • Michigan (Great Lakes Wine & Spirits)
  • Minnesota (The Wine Company)
  • Mississippi (International Wines, Inc.)
  • Missouri (Glazer's Midwest-Kansas City)
  • Montana (George's Distributing Wine)
  • Nebraska (Quail Distributing)
  • Nevada (Vin Sauvage, LLC)
  • New Hampshire (Martignetti Companies of NH)
  • New Jersey (Winebow Inc)
  • New Mexico (Bacchus Wine Patrol / SWS NM)
  • New York (Winebow Inc)
  • North Carolina (RNDC Company, LLC )
  • North Carolina (Advintage of NC)
  • North Dakota (RNDC Company, LLC )
  • Ohio (Wine Trends)
  • Oklahoma (Thirst Wine Merchant)
  • Oregon (Galaxy Wine Company)
  • Pennsylvania (Vintage Imports)
  • Rhode Island (Mancini Beverage / Rhode Island Distributing)
  • South Carolina (Advintage Distributing)
  • Tennessee (Best Brands Inc - NASHVILLE & CHATTANOGA)
  • Tennessee (D & V Distributing - KNOXVILLE)
  • Tennessee (Southern (Glazer's) - MEMPHIS)
  • Texas (RNDC- Schertz)
  • Texas (RNDC- Grand Prairie)
  • Texas (RNDC- Houston)
  • Utah (Utah Liquor Control)
  • Virginia (Winebow)
  • Virginia (Select Wines- North VA)
  • Washington (Winebow)
  • Wisconsin (Prestige Wines Wisconsin)
  • Wisconsin (Prestige Wines Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
  • Wisconsin (Prestige Wines Wisconsin- Madison)
  • Wyoming (Wyoming Liquor Commission)

International:

  • Austria (TransGourmet)
  • Belgium (Vinesse)
  • Bermuda (Barrows Lightbourn)
  • Canada (Rogers/International)
  • Caribbean (Webb Banks)
  • China (ASC)
  • Costa Rica (Vinum Aura)
  • Denmark (Bergman Fine Wines)
  • France (Valade et Transadine)
  • Germany (Freund)
  • Hong Kong (Ponti)
  • Ireland (James Nicholson)
  • Japan (Hottei)
  • Liechtenstein (Ritter)
  • Luxembourg (Vimowa)
  • Mexico (Great Fine Wines)
  • Netherlands (Bart)
  • Philippines (Transcontinental)
  • Singapore (Excaliber)
  • South Korea (Nara)
  • Spain (Vila Vinteca)
  • Sweden (VinUnic)
  • Switzerland (Martell)
  • Taiwan (Atherton)
  • Thailand (California Pacific Wines)
  • United Kingdom (Thorman Hunt)