Bought this wine direct from Bill at the Winery. In the glass, it’s a deep garnet red. The nose is great and has a lot going. Med+ intensity and developing with aromas of black fruit, cherry, liquorice, fruit cake and a hint of mint, as well as a slight minerality. On the palate, the tannins are high and bit dry/woody. Intensity is not as high as the nose, but very fruit forward with lots of black cherry, plum, some red fruit and blueberry accents and black pepper. However, there is also a somewhat bitter tea leaf/tobacco type accent that mars the finish. This is too bad, as the wine is excellent up until then. This settles down with some time in the glass, but it affects the final score for me.
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slightly closed nose to start, with nice woody stems, on the palate beautiful togetherness, composed, with a blanace of fruit and woody vegetal notes that are in harmony, fruit with acid with vegetal wood stemmy notes, so elegant yet has some meat on its bone
conc: love this wine showing really well, will see how day 2 is also
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This bottle was opened two nights ago at my wedding, but wasn't finished. It's drinking wonderfully tonight. It's got a luscious strawberry and cherry nose. The palate erupts with cherry, strawberry, dark chocolate and just the right amount of oak. The lengthy finish evolves from sweet cherry to an herby flavor, to smoke, and then back to a lovely candied fruit taste. The balance of fruit, alcohol, acid and tannin is perfect - everything is in its right place. This is outstanding wine at the three-year mark.
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Pop n Pour - Explosive right out of bottle Med+ Intensity, Youthful Bright Deep Red fruit, wrapped in some vegetables, some dirt and coffee High Acid, Med+ Body, full intensity, long finish, med+ alc Raspberry/Cranberry but perfectly wrapped in a seductive style, creamy, bright
conc: Showing so well right away, will see how it is tomorrow!
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med intensity, youthful perfum, woody, darkish fruit Dry, med+ acid, med+body, med+ int, med+Alc, med+ finish red fruit on the dark side, very round in the mouth the profile. spice and dark chocolate
conc: Very good, youthful needs time drinks well now but needs time
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med/ + intensity, youthful Cab Sauv Stemminess, frankincense, earth, floral T: med+ acid, med body, med+ int, long finish Cherry n Strawberries, earth, touch of liquor, enrobed in oak ever so silkily
conc: Delicious but really needs time [but can drink now for sure!]
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No Formal Tasting Note. Poured into a decant quick swirl for 5mins, then drank, tasty and delicious nice full body rich but with good acidity, oak is there but in good use, nice beautiful fruit
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Fairview is one of the few BC wineries that does a great cab blend IMO. Two Hoots is not as good as the Bear but is still excellent. And great value. Soft fruits with balanced acidity and a nice finsih. Drinking well now but has potential to improve with time.
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2/22/2016 - Weston3220 Likes this wine:
such a delicous wine and still youthful, great Cab Franc Notes smoothed out by Merlot. Thumbs up sad its my last bottle
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7/10/2014 - OttawaB Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice, balanced, medium weight. Drank at a meal and do not have more detailed notes other then I enjoyed it as a simple but tasty wine.
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1/31/2014 - Rondelet wrote: 88 Points
Bought this wine direct from Bill at the Winery. In the glass, it’s a deep garnet red. The nose is great and has a lot going. Med+ intensity and developing with aromas of black fruit, cherry, liquorice, fruit cake and a hint of mint, as well as a slight minerality. On the palate, the tannins are high and bit dry/woody. Intensity is not as high as the nose, but very fruit forward with lots of black cherry, plum, some red fruit and blueberry accents and black pepper. However, there is also a somewhat bitter tea leaf/tobacco type accent that mars the finish. This is too bad, as the wine is excellent up until then. This settles down with some time in the glass, but it affects the final score for me.
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9/12/2013 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 90 Points
slightly closed nose to start, with nice woody stems, on the palate beautiful togetherness, composed, with a blanace of fruit and woody vegetal notes that are in harmony, fruit with acid with vegetal wood stemmy notes, so elegant yet has some meat on its bone
conc: love this wine showing really well, will see how day 2 is also
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8/7/2012 - Merrit wrote: 90 Points
This bottle was opened two nights ago at my wedding, but wasn't finished. It's drinking wonderfully tonight. It's got a luscious strawberry and cherry nose. The palate erupts with cherry, strawberry, dark chocolate and just the right amount of oak. The lengthy finish evolves from sweet cherry to an herby flavor, to smoke, and then back to a lovely candied fruit taste. The balance of fruit, alcohol, acid and tannin is perfect - everything is in its right place. This is outstanding wine at the three-year mark.
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6/6/2012 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pop n Pour - Explosive right out of bottle
Med+ Intensity, Youthful
Bright Deep Red fruit, wrapped in some vegetables, some dirt and coffee
High Acid, Med+ Body, full intensity, long finish, med+ alc
Raspberry/Cranberry but perfectly wrapped in a seductive style, creamy, bright
conc: Showing so well right away, will see how it is tomorrow!
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2/5/2012 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 89 Points
med intensity, youthful
perfum, woody, darkish fruit
Dry, med+ acid, med+body, med+ int, med+Alc, med+ finish
red fruit on the dark side, very round in the mouth the profile. spice and dark chocolate
conc: Very good, youthful needs time drinks well now but needs time
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10/8/2011 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 90 Points
med/ + intensity, youthful
Cab Sauv Stemminess, frankincense, earth, floral
T: med+ acid, med body, med+ int, long finish
Cherry n Strawberries, earth, touch of liquor, enrobed in oak ever so silkily
conc: Delicious but really needs time [but can drink now for sure!]
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9/23/2011 - Weston3220 Likes this wine:
No Formal Tasting Note. Poured into a decant quick swirl for 5mins, then drank, tasty and delicious nice full body rich but with good acidity, oak is there but in good use, nice beautiful fruit
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8/25/2011 - Chateau du Fey 1994 wrote: 89 Points
Fairview is one of the few BC wineries that does a great cab blend IMO. Two Hoots is not as good as the Bear but is still excellent. And great value. Soft fruits with balanced acidity and a nice finsih. Drinking well now but has potential to improve with time.
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