Winemaker Notes

One Point Five is Shafer’s signature Cabernet Sauvignon, reflecting the timeless elegance of top Napa Valley vineyards. This wine honors the founding partnership of John and Doug Shafer, who said they’d worked together so long theirs wasn’t a second-generation story but a generation and a half.

True to its pedigree, 2022 One Point Five finds an elegant balance between liveliness and complexity with plush, round aromas of dark fruit and herbs followed by a mouth-filling blend of red plum, briar fruit, black cherry, coffee, sage, and cassis. You can almost taste the warm days and cool nights of this vintage that come wrapped in soft, ripe tannins and a long, complete finish.

Blend: 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petite Verdot, 3% Merlot, 2% Malbec

Wine Enthusiast 95 Points

Jeb Dunnuck 93 Points

James Suckling 93 Points

Robert Parker 93 Points

The One Point Five Story

On a cold day in January 1983, Doug Shafer entered the family winery for the first time as winemaker. The future of Shafer Vineyards was an unknown back then. Doug’s father, John Shafer, had produced his first wine, 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon, which been on the market about 18 months. Even though it would go on to win accolades, it took a long time to get our first Cabernet any attention. For the father-and-son team it was the start of a working relationship that has lasted more than 30 years – a partnership embedded in the name One Point Five. John and Doug eventually coined the term “a generation and a half” to differentiate theirs from a traditional second-generation story.