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Manage Subscriptions2019 Fairest Creature Cabernet Sauvignon Triniceros
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 2
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WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 96 points
February 16, 2024 - Fairest Creatures and Where to Find Them (K&L Wine Merchant - Redwood City): Nose: Fresh and gently ripe blueberries and rainier cherries, with its touch of bright, fresh tartness - just so. Damp forest floor and gently spiced twigs, and subtle herbs amongst flowers.
Palate: A soft note of pure, bright fruity berry on the midpalate but nothing detracting. Dark black fruits blend with a dark graphite, savory earth and earthy river stones. Finishes with steeped tea and flavors clinging on to the tannin to the very end.
This will need air. Was lucky enough to get a second pour from a freshly opened bottle and it’s nothing like the first pour that has had a slow-ox treatment of around 22 hours. The pop and pour showed much closed and tighter, literally like squeezing bundle of straws into a tight grip, with each straw representing a different aspects of flavor. This could be one of those "too many cooks in the kitchen" kinda deal, but I want to give it the benefit of the doubt that it just needs some age, especially since these are only sold in magnums. It will take YEARS for that oxygen in the mag to make even the slightest dent in the wine in terms of aging. 95-96 for the slow-ox'ed bottle, and maybe like a 93-94 for the fresh bottle.1 person found this helpful Comment -
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February 16, 2024 - Mirror Mirror on Wall, who's the Fairest of them All? (KLWines and Flemings): This format really stresses more the winemaker. When speaking to Jayson, his approach was to move away from the SVD model and instead, showcase the winemaker and the styles of each. When asked about the vineyards, he did not want to disclose the vineyards used in the wines. Winemakers allowed to make the vast majority of the decisions, whether it is barrel choice, new vs old oak, how much juice from which vineyard, etc. Jayson was involved in the final blending for all wines.
Made by Michel Rolland and is a best barrel selection from all the lots available. Opened the night before. Out of magnum and only 500 made. About half the bottle finished when poured for me. Wine was a bit out of balance. A bit high on the acid. I wonder if the overnight slow ox played a part. Clearly a good wine. More black fruit, graphite. Would have loved to try at PnP versus the 24 hour slow ox. If I had to score it, 94/95
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- Vintage 2019
- Type Red
- Producer Fairest Creature
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Triniceros
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- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
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