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Foxen, “Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard” Chenin Blanc, Old Vines

Other, United States 2018 (750mL)
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Foxen, “Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard” Chenin Blanc, Old Vines

Foxen is a reference point of quality vineyard-designate
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Syrah in Santa Maria Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and
Santa Ynez Valley. Co-founder Dick Doré can trace his heritage back six generations in Santa
Barbara County. He and winemaker Bill Wathen's partnership started back in the
1980s and they were influential in putting the region on the world wine map.
Chardonnay and Pinot come a dime a dozen along the Central Coast, but
showcasing a Chenin Blanc is completely gutsy. After one taste, you’ll know why
this single-vineyard offering is part of the Foxen portfolio. This is a
transcendent wine from a dry-farmed vineyard that dates back to 1966. This
could very well be the oldest Chenin Blanc vineyard in the United States. Old
vines equate to power, concentration, and viscosity. This has all these
attributes and then some. Extremely savory and long on the palate. Distinct
white flower notes jump out of the glass to be met with a rich mouthfeel of red-skinned apple, Anjou pear and citrus peel. Streaks of tarragon, almond and crunchy
mineral notes gain prominence after the primary fruit notes subside. Some
liquid history here—a truly transformative white! Insanely affordable considering
the heritage vineyard behind it!
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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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