2010 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  4/17/2015 - Dan L Likes this wine: 88 Points

  This was so very nice. It was really crisp, but still displayed a touch of oak that I enjoyed. It was slightly lighter than I expected, but I attributed that to youth. I think that I will leave my next bottle alone for a year or two to see how it develops as I believe it will gain in complexity. I’m becoming a bigger fan of the Santa Cruz AVA with each new wine that I try. Unfortunately, many of them are too expensive for me to sample frequently. This one was budget friendly at $23.

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  10/25/2014 - yofog wrote:

  A really classy, old-school, hands-off style of winemaking here, this chard feels incredibly natural. High-acid and brisk but with mellow yellow fruits that are kind of inherently complex in the way that 10 different people could call label it as 10 different fruits-apple, pear, peach, guava, banana, etc. They release it a year or two late to let it settle down a bit from its high-acid nature.

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  10/1/2014 - Lowridenn Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Light butterscotch notes, vanilla, and bright stone fruits. Great beam of acidity. Minerality and caramel on the finish.

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  9/13/2014 - oldwines Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Good QPR. Light yellow gold color. Pleasant nose of lemon curd and vanilla. Good acidity. Flavors mirror the nose. Solid but not extravagant.

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