Aroma: The nose opens with ripe Bing cherry and blood orange

followed by brambly red and black fruits — raspberry

with dried apricot and walnut adding secondary depth

though it does limit some of the intensity the older barrel stock might otherwise contribute

Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir 2017 private-selection Aroma: The nose opens withThomas Fogarty Pinot Noir 2017 is a 100% Pinot Noir from California's Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, bottled at 12. 9% ABV in a standard 750ml format. This appellation blend draws fruit from four distinct vineyard sites across the mountain range, each vinified separately before blending, and relies on native yeast fermentation and natural malolactic conversion to maximize site expression. It earned 86 points from Wine Enthusiast and carries an average of