'Wine Spectator' picks top wines of 2012
'Wine Spectator' picks top wines of 2012
Nov 22, 2012 6
(NYDailyNews) - In the magazine’s annual round-up of the year’s most exciting wines, the 2008 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley, a blend of Syrah and Petite Syrah, was ranked the highest at 96 points for its “muscle, density, richness and range of flavor.” A 2008 Napa Valley Syrah blend described by the maker as “midnight in a glass” has been named the best wine of 2012 by Wine Spectator magazine.
In the magazine’s annual round-up of the year’s most exciting wines, the 2008 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley, a blend of Syrah and Petite Syrah, was ranked the highest at 96 points for its “muscle, density, richness and range of flavor.”
Relentless’s win marks the second time in three years that editors have chosen a Rhone-inspired red from California as Wine of the Year.
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