🇺🇸 From Shafer Vineyards · Napa Valley · California · United States
Shafer, Merlot, Napa Valley
Red · Napa Valley · first vintage on our lists 1996
Poured at 24 of the world's top restaurant lists in 9 countries, across 12 vintages from 1996 to 2023, with 5 realized lots at auction.
Where it's poured
24 rooms in 23 cities across 9 countries, from the lists we read. Dots sized by rooms pouring.
The map · 15 US rooms in 15 cities
Every dot is a city where we read a list pouring Shafer, Merlot, Napa Valley; dot size is the number of rooms.
The vintages
12 vintages on the world's lists, 1996 to 2023. Pick a dot: size is rooms pouring, colour is age — under 15 years · mature · 25 and older. The from price is the lowest bottle price we've read on a list.
At auction
5 realized lots across the houses we read. Prices per 750ml, premium inclusive, converted at rates on the sale date.
Too few usable sales of the 1999 to draw a curve. The full record →
$37
Median at auction, per 750ml
×5.1
$189
Median on a restaurant list
From the house
The rest of the Shafer Vineyards canon, and where the house stands.
One wine, crosswalked to the world's top restaurant lists and 5 auction lots · Most listed · How we count
The Friday recap
The week's sale prices, records and movers. One email, no noise.