K&L Wine Merchant - Redwood City
Tasted Friday, February 16, 2024 by WineBurrowingWombat with 53 views
Attended a Fairest Creature tasting at K&L in Redwood city with @bsumoba. Learned that the proprietor of Fairest Creature, Jayson, wanted to emphasize and showcase the winemakers and their mastery in blending, not so much on the terroir or vineyards.
A real fun tasting.
Dinner with @bsumoba at Fleming's. This might be one of the better steaks I've had at a steakhouse in a minute. I cannot remember the last time I had an enjoyable steak at a steakhouse like this.
This was a blast and an awesome experience.
It was always a bit difficult for me to recognize a winemaker's style, especially since I don't get the chance to drink them that often. Being able to taste the winemakers' blends from two different vintages, side by side is quite interesting and eye-opening. If I wasn't too familiar with these winemakers' styles before, I can finally say I am now.
Can you imagine this tasting but in a blind format?? Now THAT, mon frère, would be fun ;)
2019 Fairest Creature "Polyspline" Cabernet Sauvignon 97 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Nose: Dark twigs and gently spiced herbs, wet earth, and dark red and black cherries.
Palate: Dark, ripe and brooding blue fruits, deeply black earth that dominates but thankfully in a good way. The earth here melds quite nicely with the fruits. Dark graphite and an herbaceous earthiness lingers into the finish with the fruits.
Drank very true to Melka and his style, very on point. Definitely reminded me of a few of his wines that I have tasted. Brooding with a sense of softness, allowing for an easy-going and pleasurable experience on the palate.
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2019 Fairest Creature "Sine Fine" Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Nose: Really stepping into the soft berries realm here, no pun intended. Lifted and fresh with a good floral intensity. Aromatic with both fun and fruity floral notes, just a touch of Jolly Ranchers.
Palate: Almost reflects the palate completely with its soft berries that gives off central coast vibes but without that pronounced neon-berry characteristic that I'm not too always too fond of. Soft high-toned berries like cranberries and softly tart cherries.
This reminded me of a bit of Realm. There's this innocent fun aspect that the wine shows on both the nose and palate.
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2019 Fairest Creature "Perihelios" Cabernet Sauvignon 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Nose: Ripe and brooding dark red fruits. Deep, dark earth with gently spiced oak and tobacco. The ripeness of the fruits stand tall here, loud and proud.
Palate: Rich and indulgent with dark, ripe red and blue fruits with just enough acidity to keep it fresh and lifted. Black and slightly bitter minerals on the finish, with the red fruits eventually giving off a fresh flare.
Oh, this is TRB alright.. this totally scans. Thank goodness for the acidity here, otherwise this would've been just big. The creature they used for this one makes complete sense. This is a big boy. Might need tons of time for it to settle and maybe lose some baby fat. I'm not familiar with aged TRB wines.. so I don't know if they age gracefully or age like a plum.
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