2015 Fairview Cellars "Iconoclast" Cabernet Sauvignon 🔥 95pts

95pts Carl's Wine Club | Top 5 Wines of 2025

One of my top five wines of the year. Absolutely WOW. Made from 100% estate Cabernet Sauvignon, from the perfect vintage for this varietal, this wine spent 36 months in French oak, with 75% new barrels. That extended barrel program adds structure, velvety texture, spice, and polish around a deep core of dark fruit. Winemaker Bill Eggert crafted this wine a decade ago — a classic, confident expression of South Okanagan Cabernet.

The nose is packed with black cherry, blackberry, blueberry compote, cassis, dark chocolate, and pencil lead, supported by notes of toffee, crushed rock, white pepper, and obvious French oak spice. The palate is full-bodied, rich, powerful, and velvety, with dark berries leading into a long, refined finish. Tannins are firm but integrated, showing how well this wine has evolved in bottle. This is a small-batch, cellar-aged Cabernet was just released to the public last week. It has been resting in the Fairview Cellars cave until now, waiting for the right moment.

Carl’s Wine Club members are the first recipients. A standout South Okanagan Cabernet …an absolute masterpiece.

• 95 points
• BC VQA Okanagan Valley
• 100% Cab Sauvignon

Dry Wine | 15.4% ABV | Drink from 2025 to 2032

Pairings: braised short ribs, NY strip loin with peppercorn sauce.