Winemaker Michael Martella:
The Soul of Thomas Fogarty Winery
Appellation America - San Francisco, CA
After nearly three decades as the winemaker for Thomas Fogarty Winery, Michael Martella intuitively knows the pulse of every vineyard and what it can... read more >
2005 THOMAS FOGARTY WINERY
Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
Volume 32 Issue 4: February 2008
87
Constructed in a tighter and somewhat crisp style, this bottling still manages to convey a fairly good sense of youthful, green-apple fruit. It relies on creamy oak to temper its slight bent to firmness, and it will provide useful service with the likes of meaty, white-fish entrees. $28.00
2003 THOMAS FOGARTY WINERY
Cabernet Franc, Camel Hill Vineyard
(Santa Cruz Mountains)
Appellation America - San Francisco, CA
To me, Cabernet Franc can be the most wildly aromatic, enticing and appealing of the Bordeaux varietals. It tends to throw open its cloak or perhaps its cape, revealing volumes of alluring, floral and herbal perfume, commingled with bright red fruits...
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2003 THOMAS FOGARTY WINERY
Lexington Meritage, Camel Hill Vineyard
(Santa Cruz Mountains)
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
Volume 32 Issue 5: March 2008
50% Merlot; 43% Cabernet Sauvignon; 7% Cabernet Franc. Wisps of euca-lyptus are joined in this wine's attractive aromas by suggestions of red cherries, woodsy spice and creamy oak. Fleshy and full in texture, but given reasonable balance by bright acidity, the wine is both weighty and somewhat angular at the same time, and it will need a bit of cellar time.
