The Fableist
373 Cabernet Sauvignon
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
Famed Paso Robles Cabernet for affordable amount of money. Nice, juicy, bearing berries to your table. Join in enjoyment!
Famed Paso Robles Cabernet for affordable amount of money. Nice, juicy, bearing berries to your table. Join in enjoyment!
Sep 15th, 2019
I found this wine to be medium bodied and well balanced. It has hints of ripe, black cherry and would pair nicely with roast pork or beef. I would prefer a wine with a touch stronger presence of tannins.
I found this wine to be medium bodied and well balanced. It has hints of ripe, black cherry and would pair nicely with roast pork or beef. I would prefer a wine with a touch stronger presence of tannins.
Mar 1st, 2019Cherry jam nose. The heat wafts up with the vanilla scented jam too, and remains in nice, not over-powering, ways through first sip - mid-palate - finish such that I think the stated 14.1% alcohol under-states the actual case. I’m drinking this 2017 vintage Feb 12-13 2019 and it tastes good now with promise of tasting very good, with some potential complexity in a few years. Just now, this wine packs a punch well above it’s weight class: $18 at Berkeley Bowl. It’s far below the quality of top Paso cabs but it’s far below their sticker prices too... so, hey, why not enjoy this as a more than serviceable table wine for hearty and even some spicy fare now, cellar several bottles to taste 1-5(+ ?) later as a cheap investment that could pay off huge? One can always pull out the Justin Isosceles Reserve and Tablas Creek bad boys for special Paso-wine occasions. I do miss a longer finish ... but tiny hints of licorice, shiitake+hedgehog and maybe also portobello mushrooms, and slightly larger suggestions of smoke plus some leather lead me to believe The Fableist is working on some delicious stories to tell in coming years — and will then, perhaps, linger longer on the finish. Yeah, I do think the yummy plummy jam will give way to more flavors in time — and if this hunch/hope/faith proves true, Ill increase the rating a fair amount over 9.0 for some tip-top QPR.
Cherry jam nose. The heat wafts up with the vanilla scented jam too, and remains in nice, not over-powering, ways through first sip - mid-palate - finish such that I think the stated 14.1% alcohol under-states the actual case. I’m drinking this 2017 vintage Feb 12-13 2019 and it tastes good now with promise of tasting very good, with some potential complexity in a few years. Just now, this wine packs a punch well above it’s weight class: $18 at Berkeley Bowl. It’s far below the quality of top Paso cabs but it’s far below their sticker prices too... so, hey, why not enjoy this as a more than serviceable table wine for hearty and even some spicy fare now, cellar several bottles to taste 1-5(+ ?) later as a cheap investment that could pay off huge? One can always pull out the Justin Isosceles Reserve and Tablas Creek bad boys for special Paso-wine occasions. I do miss a longer finish ... but tiny hints of licorice, shiitake+hedgehog and maybe also portobello mushrooms, and slightly larger suggestions of smoke plus some leather lead me to believe The Fableist is working on some delicious stories to tell in coming years — and will then, perhaps, linger longer on the finish. Yeah, I do think the yummy plummy jam will give way to more flavors in time — and if this hunch/hope/faith proves true, Ill increase the rating a fair amount over 9.0 for some tip-top QPR.
Feb 12th, 2019
Sweetish, berry intense, American style Cab (no subtelty, punch in your face taste). Rainy, recovery Saturday
Sweetish, berry intense, American style Cab (no subtelty, punch in your face taste). Rainy, recovery Saturday
Feb 3rd, 2019
Raspberry and blackberry jam flavors with a tart finish!
Raspberry and blackberry jam flavors with a tart finish!
Jan 29th, 2019
A little sweet, but a nice second bottle of wine.
A little sweet, but a nice second bottle of wine.
Nov 16th, 2018
Jenny & James had this 5 years ago
Jenny & James had this 5 years ago
Nov 23rd, 2019