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Thomas Fogarty 2004 Rapley Trail Vineyard M Block Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Price $45

This luscious Pinot is impressive now for the power of its black currant, cherry, raspberry, vanilla, cola and Provençal herb flavors, with their firm backbone of acidity. It’s the kind of Pinot that dazzles from the first sip to the last, as it evolves in the glass. The tannins are sweet and gentle, but supportive enough to allow this gorgeous wine to age for six… — S.H. (10/1/2007)

Thomas Fogarty 2004 Damiana Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Price $45

Absolutely delicious, first-rate Chard from this veteran producer. Shows the prettiest balance of all its parts, and just about as good as California Chard gets. Ripely opulent in tropical fruit, apricot and tangerine flavors and crisp in limey acids, the wine’s 50% new oak adds luscious notes of buttercream, toast, smoke and vanilla. — S.H. (10/1/2007)

Thomas Fogarty 2006 Lexington Meritage (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Price $50

An extraordinary wine, Fogarty’s best Bordeaux-style wine ever. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, it shows the classic profile of a young wine capable of extended aging. The tannins still are serious at the age of nearly five years. There’s good acidity, and the core of blackberries, cherries and cassis is potent. Give it at least another… — S.H. (10/1/2011)

Thomas Fogarty 2004 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Editors' Choice

Price $45

A low-yield (one ton to the acre) mountain wine, tremendously complex and probably ageworthy. With concentrated cherry, black raspberry, cola and mocha flavors weighted by a deeper, earthier, mushroomy note and tons of Asian spice, it’s entirely dry, with a beautiful tannin-acid balance. Drink now–2010. — S.H. (2/1/2007)

Thomas Fogarty 2008 Rapley Trail Vineyard Block M Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Price $70

A beautiful Pinot Noir that shows how well the variety does in these mountains, and it’s sad that vineyard acreage is so low due to housing development. The wine is dry, silky and vastly interesting in cherries, raspberries, Dr. Pepper cola, red licorice, white pepper and sandalwood flavors. Compelling and complex now, it should age over the next six years. — S.H. (6/1/2011)

Thomas Fogarty 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Cellar Selection

Price $50

To begin with, it’s a very fine, well-structured Cab, rich and vibrant in cassis and smoky oak flavors. It shows the deep integrity that the best Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernets possess. However, it’s quite tannic, which gives it a palate astringency. So, will it age? Odds are strongly in favor of it. Best 2009–2015. — S.H. (7/1/2008)

Thomas Fogarty 2004 Rapley Trail Vineyard B Block Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Price $45

A very big Pinot, obviously chosen for its special designation due to the concentration of fruit. Almost Grenache-like in cherries, cassis, cocoa and glyceriney richness, it’s a dry, silky wine whose elaborate oak finishings add opulence. Despite the Loire-like weight, it’s a compelling Pinot that evolves as it warms in the glass, suggesting ageability. Drink now–2010. — S.H. (10/1/2007)

Thomas Fogarty 2003 Fat Buck Ridge Vineyard Syrah (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Cellar Selection

Price $55

It’s midnight black, thoroughly dry, high in alcohol, and distinctive for the power and authority of its fruity structure. Anyone can achieve ripeness, but this wine’s dry balance really makes it special. The tannins ensure a long life. Drink now through 2015. — S.H. (10/1/2006)

Prominent Designations [All]

Albutom Albutom Vineyard Allbutom Vineyard Estate Camel Hill Vineyard Camel Hill Vineyard Lexington Meritage Damiana Damiana Vineyard Damiana Vineyard Estate Estate Estate Grown Estate Reserve Fat Buck Ridge Fat Buck Ridge Vineyard Gist Ranch Gist Ranch Estate Gist Ranch Vineyard Langley Hill Langley Hill Vineyard Estate Late Disgorged Blanc de Blanc Lexington Michaud Vineyard Portola Springs Portola Springs Vineyard Portola Springs Vineyard Estate Raines Vineyard Rapley Trail Vineyard Rapley Trail Vineyard B Block Rapley Trail Vineyard Block B Rapley Trail Vineyard Block B Estate Rapley Trail Vineyard Block M Rapley Trail Vineyard Block M Estate Rapley Trail Vineyard Estate Rapley Trail Vineyard M Block Razorback Vineyard Razorback Vineyard Estate Skyline Vallerga Vineyard Windy Hill Vineyard Windy Hill Vineyard Estate

Most Reviewed Varietals [All]

Bordeaux-style Red Blend Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Gewürztraminer Malbec Merlot Pinot Noir Riesling Shiraz/Syrah Sparkling

Most Reviewed Regions [All]

Chalone Monterey Monterey County Napa Valley Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Mountains

2010 Stonegate

Good price for a Napa Chardonnay this rich and balanced. It’s enormously…

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