Fact and Valor is a Paso Robles-based producer of notably patriotic wines, all reds. We final encountered the operation with its 2021 classic and now we’re again with three choices from 2023. Let’s salute the winemakers and dig in.
2023 Fact and Valor Pinot Noir Paso Robles – Surprisingly vibrant and fruity, with a daring cherry character, milk chocolate seen beneath. Cinnamon notes spice issues up earlier than a bittersweet chocolate character arrives in time for the end. By no means heavy or overbearing, the wine maintains a lithe high quality that’s extra varietally genuine than we encountered with the 2021 launch of this wine, thanks largely to its laser-like deal with cherry overtones. I’d sip it any day. A- / $25
2023 Fact and Valor Zinfandel Paso Robles – Chocolate and cinnamon prepared the ground on this effusive but approachable wine, fairly candy because it’s laced with macerated strawberries and vanilla syrup, earlier than delving into deeper territory, that includes graphite and dried fig and raisin notes. Extra usually zin-heavy because it finishes, with insistent chocolate components, it stays a dependable and vibrant expression of the varietal, set in opposition to a world through which zin is commonly washed out by booziness and sugar. A- / $25
2023 Fact and Valor Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles – Extraordinarily fruit-forward, one could even use the time period “jammy,” issues shift from plum and raspberry notes to a sweeter raisin character because the wine sits on the palate for a bit. Hints of licorice introduce some nuance, however the affect hits as slightly candylike, with a barely saccharine end. Structurally issues simply fall a bit flat. B / $28
2023 Fact and Valor Pinot Noir Paso Robles
USD25
