Shafer, Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Los Carneros 2016
Shafer · California · Los Carneros
LWIN: 1123265
Shafer, Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Los Carneros 2016 sold at auction 3 times in the last five years, at a median of $43 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $41 and $43. The most recent sale was on February 4, 2025.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$43
3 sales · $41–43 middle half
Last auction sale
Feb 4
2025
Critic scores
92
Wine Advocate
93
Vinous
Shafer, Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Los Carneros, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Los Carneros
- Type
- White
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About Shafer
The Stags Leap District hillside that Shafer farms had grown grapes since 1880, but it was neglected when Chicago publishing executive John Shafer and his wife Betty bought it in 1972. John replanted the slopes to Cabernet Sauvignon in the mid-1970s and made the first Shafer Cabernet in 1978. His son Doug joined as winemaker in 1983, and Elias Fernandez arrived as assistant in 1984, becoming winemaker ten years later. The estate grew to four ranches in Stags Leap, Oak Knoll and Carneros. Its best-known wine is Hillside Select, from estate hillside blocks. In 2022 the family sold the winery to Korea's Shinsegae Property, with Doug Shafer staying on.
- Appellation
- Stags Leap District, Napa Valley; further ranches in Oak Knoll District and Carneros
- Owner
- Shinsegae Property, via U.S. subsidiary Starfield Properties, since February 2022
- Founded
- 1972
- Vineyards
- 91 ha
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Wines
- Hillside Select
- Website
- shafervineyards.com
Sources: shafervineyards.com, shankennewsdaily.com