Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard 2016 750ml

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Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard 2016 750ml

Name: Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard 2016 750ml
Brand: Thomas Fogarty
SKU: 1019065
Price: 32.94 USD
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Rating: 94.5 (4 reviews)

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From a vineyard planted in 1978, this bottling starts off quite subtle, with white flowers, lemon rinds, nectarine and wet white-rock aromas. The palate is extremely tense and chalky, with white flower, Asian pear and a light brush of vanilla. Drink now through 2036.

Country: United States
Region: California
Appellation: Santa Cruz County
Sub Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains

Size: 750ml
Color: White

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Winery

Thomas Fogarty

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Varietal

Chardonnay

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one that has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is Chardonnay. This green-skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity, which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

Country

United States

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

Region

California

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

Appellation

Santa Cruz County

Ratings & Reviews

WE 95pts

Wine Enthusiast

JD 95pts

Jeb Dunnuck

Lastly, the 2016 Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard comes from a rocky site located just beside the estate, and it’s one of the more exotic and complex wines in the lineup. Revealing lots of minerality as well as tart citrus and tropical fruit characteristics, it’s medium bodied, has vibrant acidity, good mid-palate depth, and terrific balance. This classic Chardonnay is going to benefit from a year in bottle and it should age gracefully giving it vibrancy.

WA 94pts

Wine Advocate

The most generous and textural of these vineyard-designate Chardonnays—and also hailing from Fogarty's oldest vines, planted in 1978—the 2016 Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard offers up aromas of green orchard fruits, citrus pith and pastry cream. On the palate, it's full-bodied, glossy and succulent, with considerable concentration, a layered mid-palate and a stony, almost saline finish. Enjoy it for the coming decade.

VM 94pts

Vinous Media

The 2016 Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard offers a super-intriguing combination of richness and freshness that makes it one of the most satisfying wines in the range. Powerful and layered on the palate, with striking aromatic lift, the Damiana is a wonderfully complete Chardonnay. The Damiana emerges from the oldest vines on the property.

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Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard 2016 750ml

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Varietal

Chardonnay

Country

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Region

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Appellation

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