Shafer Relentless 2011-2016:

a mixed case offer

‘The 2012 Relentless is such a wonderful surprise, perhaps the most surprising of the 2012s in this tasting at Shafer because the estate is much more associated with Cabernet Sauvignon than with this Syrah/Petite Sirah blend. Fresh and vibrant, the 2012 is still so youthful. Bright acids drive a core of red/purplish fruit, spice, black pepper and mint. All the elements are so well-balanced. What a wine!’

95 points, Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, May 2024

Shafer Relentless is a wine that rarely makes it into the shop - it usually pre-sells on allocation. We've recently bought back a vertical from a long-standing customer and, after the 2015 showed so well on tasting last week, we've decided to re-pack the whole vertical into a set of mixed cases.  

So, what is Relentless?

In 1972, John Shafer threw over an office job in Chicago and decamped to Napa. He began laying out vineyards in what was then a marginal part of the valley, Stag's Leap. Time would prove this an inspired choice, since the low-fertility hillsides here naturally favour high-quality wine. The Shafers learnt viticulture and winemaking by trial and error. As John's son Doug once told us, 'It's a hard way, but it's also the best.' By 2003, Shafer was on such an upward curve that Robert Parker dubbed it 'one of the world’s greatest wineries'. Relentless is one of the key wines in the Shafer portfolio, a powerful, complex blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah, grape varieties which both flourish in the peculiarly volcanic soils of the Stag's Leap Palisades. It ages magnificently. The name Relentless is a tribute to the perfectionist attitude of long-term winemaker Elias Fernandez, who’s now celebrating his 40th harvest at the property. /NT

Shafer Relentless mixed case
6x75cl
£480 case inc duty and VAT
Saving £73.70 including free delivery

Contains one bottle of each of the following wines:

2016 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley Syrah

2015 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley Syrah

2014 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley Syrah

2013 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley Syrah

2012 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley Syrah

2011 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley Syrah

Offered subject to remaining unsold, available immediately. To place an order, click on the product below or call 020 7638 5998