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Wine at a Glance
Release Date
September 1, 2026
Vineyard
100% estate hillside Stags Leap District
Varietal
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol
15.5%
Brix at Harvest
24.0–26.0°
Cooperage
28 months 100% new French oak Allier & Tronçais
Time to Release
Nearly 4 years from harvest
Allocation
2 bottles per customer
2023 Growing Season
A long, cool, patient vintage.
One of the longest and coolest seasons in Napa Valley in more than a decade. Generous winter rains and a mild summer of warm days and cool nights allowed for extended hang time, with harvest arriving in late September — bringing bright color, refined structure, and pure, vibrant aromatics.
The Wine
“The 2023 Hillside Select has the depth, freshness, and structure that define this estate. It’s a wine that feels true to the vineyard and true to what Hillside Select has always been.”
— Shafer Winemaker Elias Fernández
From the Critics
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Tasting Panel
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Vinous
“A wine of total sophistication and polish… I can’t wait to see how it ages.”
— Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“Cool, composed and velvety.”
— Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast
2023 Hillside Select Story
A wine of place.
Hillside Select is drawn from carefully selected blocks across our Stags Leap District hillside estate — Sunspot, John’s Folly, Hitching Post, and Palisade. The fruit, small and deeply colored, delivers remarkable concentration and depth.
Through meticulous farming, 28 months in new French oak, and nearly four years of patience before release, the 2023 expresses the voluptuous fruit, richness, and velvety texture that define Cabernet Sauvignon from this renowned corner of Napa Valley. It marks winemaker Elias Fernández’s 39th vintage.
This release is limited to two bottles per customer. Hillside members access more, earlier — every vintage, every year, in the quantities of their choosing, at member pricing.
Member Pricing · 2023 Hillside Select
3 bottles
10% off
$355 / btl
6 bottles
15% off
$335 / btl
12 bottles
20% off
$316 / btl
The Hillside Membership opens with this vintage — no allocation, no bottle limits.
