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2018 Fairchild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 3 Tench Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 3
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KTelaak_Buffalo Likes this wine: 96 points
December 25, 2022 - No surprise, this is brilliant. About a 60-90 min decant and it delivers as full bodied as you'd expect.
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Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 96 points
January 17, 2022 - Double decanted and given ~2 hours before consumption. Could have definitely used more air, so if opening I suggest 4+ hours.
Had this alongside an 18 Poetry. As you might expect this showed more fruit, but both were very impressive in their own right. Aromas of creme de cassis, dark cherries, violets, baking spices and forest floor. Refined, pixilated tannins hem in gorgeous blue fruit that is trying like crazy to push out of its confines. The freshness that appears to be a hallmark of the 18 vintage shines, allowing this wine to never get over the top with opulence or forwardness. Full bodied, with many mineral driven layers it finishes long and spicy.1 person found this helpful Comment -
csimm wrote: 96 points
April 30, 2021 - 3 days in Napa: Arkenstone, Memento Mori, Maxem, The French Laundry, Christopher Tynan, Kinsman, Harlan, Vice Versa, Accendo, Fairchild, Macdonald, and a truckload of others (Napa): Decidedly Tench, with red and purple fruit and a sack of booze to boot upfront, as a wave of cassis and freshly washed berries play catch-me-if-you-can with a bouquet of dried flowers. The power and alcohol are prominent, but with some coaxing and vigorous swirling, the cocktail profile dissipates, and one is left with a little less Vegas and a little more New York. There is a sexy kitten lurking under all of the authoritative flexing currently going on here. Fans of Tench will not be disappointed. This isn’t as party bus as Bevan’s iterations of this site, but it’s certainly got flair. Hold for 5+ years.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Napa Valley’s 2018s, 1/27/2021 (link)(Fairchild Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 3) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Fairchild Estate
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Stones No. 3
- Vineyard Tench Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (2%)
- In Cellars 228 (91%)
- Consumed 18 (7%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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