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

Country: US / Rapley Trail Vineyard Block M
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Thomas Fogarty / Santa Cruz Mountains

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.