March 20, 2023 - Beautiful wine. Well rounded. Dark ruby in color. Balck Currant on the nose. It still has some life, but is beautiful today.
September 4, 2022 - Still nice wine but wound not hold any longer. Back end a bit harsh and lacking finish.
April 24, 2022 - Unlike most, I like fay more than slv. Alluvial soil here as opposed to volcanic there. I got this from the winery a couple weeks ago so impeccable storage assumed. Nose of blackberry jam. Palate is rich, raspberry, blackberry, purple fruit is by far dominating. I would have guessed new world, probably napa, but never over 13 years. Still has some years but I wouldn't hold too much longer. SLWC remains a favorite of mine on Silverado.
January 4, 2022 - Completely missed the window. Oak and not much else.
February 26, 2021 - Needed a two hour decant. Terrific nose of black cherry, cassis, red cherry jam, raspberry, smoke, graphite, earth, red licorice, lipstick, flowers, and herbs. Tart cherry, black cherry, cassis, red cherry, earth, salt, minerals, licorice, and herbs on the palate. Mouth-watering acidity, moderately firm tannins, medium-long finish. Wow, the saltiness comes through the next day. Such a good wine, fresh and floral, fruity, salty, and minerally all together.
April 27, 2019 - Decanted & enjoyed over two hours. Fruity aromas. Dark fruit flavors, very pleasant to drink with medium / long finish.
December 31, 2017 - Absolutely lovely on the nose, with elegant cassis fruit, medium+ bodied on the palate, very elegant and Clean cabernet fruit. A very elegant Napa-cab. A pity they have raised the price the last few years.
December 5, 2016 - Super smooth like most Fay's. Still a lot of time left in these bottles.
May 25, 2016 - SLWC has fallen off my radar a little, but ran across this bottle of 08 FAY. Surprisingly good, smokey, burning embers notes, well balanced with fruit, drinking beautifully. A pleasant surprise.
May 4, 2016 - It was good but not great, medium body, seemed a little light. Fruit forward, still needed some time developing I think. Decant for 2 hrs, drank over 2 more. Maybe too long of a decant? No sediment in glass, plum, black cherry and pomegranate, nothing else that really popped. Ho hum... Worth no more than $45 tops for me and even then there are better finds