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Thomas Fogarty Estate Chardonnay

California, United States 2008 (750mL)
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Thomas Fogarty Estate Chardonnay


The Santa Cruz Mountains appellation starts about 20 miles south of San Francisco and extends to the Monterey Bay. The Thomas Fogarty Estate is located 7 miles from the Pacific Ocean, east of Pescadero. It has a complex mix of soils which include upturned marine bed, shale, sandstone and volcanic deposits. The vineyard manager commonly finds perfectly preserved sea fossils in the vineyards around the winery, similar to what you find in Burgundy. Organic farming, the use of compost teas and unique cover crops have led to an profound increase in quality over the last few years. The Fogarty Estate is planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, where the grapes struggle to ripen due to the cool and foggy maritime climate. All of the grapes for this bottling come from the estate itself and is a blend of their 4 single vineyard sites.

The 2008 Thomas Fogarty Estate Chardonnay is a straw yellow color with golden reflections on the rim. This wine is a perfect balance of new and old world styles merging the richness of California with the acidity and minerality normally found in Burgundy. Freshly sliced yellow apples, bosc pear, ripe white peach and dried pineapple aromas lie below toasted hazelnuts with a slight chalk and oyster shell character. These aromas come together in a way which make you think of the Chardonnays from the famous French village Puligny Montrachet, but in a warm vintage like 2009. The palate is rich and concentrated showing off the California sun, but the finish is driven by acidity and minerality. This 2008 Estate grown Chardonnay is only available at the winery and here on SommSelect.
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United States
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California
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United StatesSanta Cruz Mountains
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Marine Bed / Shale
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Sustainable
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Chardonnay
Alcohol
13.5
OAK
20% New French

United States

Washington

Columbia Valley

Like many Washington wines, the “Columbia Valley” indication only tells part of the story: Columbia Valley covers a huge swath of Central
Washington, within which are a wide array of smaller AVAs (appellations).

Oregon

Willamette Valley

Oregon’s Willamette Valley has become an elite winegrowing zone in record time. Pioneering vintner David Lett, of The Eyrie Vineyard, planted the first Pinot Noir in the region in 1965, soon to be followed by a cadre of forward-thinking growers who (correctly) saw their wines as America’s answer to French
Burgundies. Today, the Willamette
Valley is indeed compared favorably to Burgundy, Pinot Noir’s spiritual home. And while Pinot Noir accounts for 64% of Oregon’s vineyard plantings, there are cool-climate whites that must not be missed.

California

Santa Barbara

Among the unique features of Santa Barbara County appellations like Ballard Canyon (a sub-zone of the Santa Ynez Valley AVA), is that it has a cool, Pacific-influenced climate juxtaposed with the intense luminosity of a southerly
latitude (the 34th parallel). Ballard Canyon has a more north-south orientation compared to most Santa Barbara AVAs, with soils of sandy
clay/loam and limestone.

California

Paso Robles

Situated at an elevation of 1,600 feet, it is rooted in soils of sandy loam and falls within the Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA.

New York

North Fork

Wine growers and producers on Long Island’s North Fork have traditionally compared their terroir to that of Bordeaux and have focused on French varieties such as Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

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