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| Community Tasting Notes (average 95.3 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 6/16/2018: Needed about an hour in the decanter to really show. (1340 views) | | | Tasted by Topper on 11/23/2016 & rated 96 points: This wine punched above its weight class. Right up there with the Insignia's and Dominus in being very serious wine without being heavy or over-extracted. I thoroughly enjoyed this wine (there are plenty of good flavor descriptors in other notes). Sorry I don'thave more of this vintage. (2107 views) | | | Tasted by Jonathan T on 6/8/2016 & rated 94 points: Wow, this was an absolutely gorgeous cabernet. It wasn't quite what I expected. I thought it would be a heavy, powerful wine like many of the the other new rising star producers. It's not. It's delicate, velvety, very pretty. Gorgeous sweet red fruits, floral notes, and just the right amount of french oak on the nose. The tannins have melted away, leaving mocha and espresso bean notes on the finish. Incredibly well balanced. A very feminine style of cab for sure. One of the best cabernets I've had so far this year. When I tasted it, I instantly thought of Paul Hobbs, so I'm fairly certain this was made during his time with Fairchild. The wine actually reminds me of Paul Hobb's regular Napa cab from top vintages (the 2002 comes to mind). And I do have a Paul Hobbs palate when it comes to cabs. But it begs two questions: Do the current releases of Fairchild, made by Melka, taste like this? If it reminds me of the regular Paul Hobbs cab, is the Fairchild GIII worth the current price of $175? (2145 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 1/6/2015 & rated 95 points: Definitely a food wine. We popped the candid and poured, and it is much more fruit forward with very well integrated tannins, silky smooth, that instance. After spending two hours open in the decanter, then the fruit died down and we were left with a little more backward wine. The tannins seeme harsher but with food this one so often down and was well complemented.
Nonetheless there is great depth to the wine with layers and layers of minority, some smoke, I'm crushed rock, and still lots of fruit just less dominant. I find the finish a little bit hot. (2807 views) | | | Tasted by DugyDog on 11/20/2014 & rated 96 points: Beautiful Cali cab….just what's it's all about. Cassis, sweet tannins resolved. Full body, lush mid-palate, long finish. (2734 views) | | | Tasted by etherscreen on 1/21/2012 & rated 95 points: decanted for 1 hour then returned to the bottle. nose of cassis, black cherries, dark chocolate, spice box, and vanilla unfolds in waves. a mineral edge and subtle hibiscus emerge with additional time in the glass. full body. satisfying, creamy mouthfeel with pleasing symmetry. plenty of structure. the tannin does not get in the way of enjoyment at this point in time, while the acid showcases the fruit so well. displays a level of ripeness that i equate with many other '07s, but still preserves the nobility stature i find in these wines. finishes along the same themes noted above. although i really enjoyed this bottle, i have to give a nod to the '08 GIII. on that note, i'm much more a fan of that vintage. another winner from larry fairchild! after being enamored by the fairchild wines from 3 vintages, i can easily say i'm sticking with this operation for the long haul. kudos! (3874 views) |
| Fairchild Estate Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)St. Helena Appellation Napa Valley
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