2012 Fairchild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon G III

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 95.5 points

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  2/26/2024 - vanpe003 wrote: 97 Points

  I don't comment on many wines anymore, but this one warranted it. Beautiful PnP. Aromas? Yep. Resolution on the palate? Mostly.
  
  For a 10-15 year old cab that was likely a tight version of a fruit bomb back when it was released, this is showing a great deal of elegance.
  
  With more time in the glass, it does tighten up a bit. So, cellar for a few years, or vigorously decant. My two cents.

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  9/10/2022 - rylanreynolds wrote: 95 Points

  Medium red color, medium-long legs, no sediment. Showy fruit on the nose with a taste of cigar box and red fruits(raspberry, dark plum). Smooth tannin. Excellent wine

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  8/7/2022 - europat55 wrote: 93 Points

  Nose: 93-94; Palate: 92-93; Tasted blind.

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  9/6/2020 - drmarc61 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  OMG! Beautiful balance with fruit, cigar box, Earth notes with the tannins. This wine will continue to evolve over the next 10-20 years...

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  3/23/2020 - msuwine wrote: 94 Points

  This ripe and dark wine is the third 2012 Fairchild Cabernet I've tasted in the past two months, and I do think it's my favorite. The LPV was a bit too earthy, and the Sigaro too extracted, while the GIII manages to be both ripe and restrained, with enough tannin and acidity to make it work better than the other two, at least at the moment.
  
  Dark red in color; full in body; pungent nose of espresso, boysenberry, worn leather, and menthol. Tastes of blackberry tart, cocoa bean, graphite, and mulberry, with a sweet but grippy finish. 14.5% alcohol. Decant at least an hour.
  
  These three Fairchild wines seem to have a certain roughness - i.e., heady aromas, extracted fruit, grippy tannins - like a cowboy at a cocktail party. Yeah, I can sing every word to "Friends in Low Places" like any proud Midwesterner, but this wine should have more polish and integration at the eight-year mark, especially for such a generous vintage. It's enjoyable, yes, but it doesn't achieve the greatness it's seeking.

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