About Fogarty
Few wine regions on earth can match Santa Cruz Mountains’ climates, soils and vertigo-inspiring views. Set high in the mountains overlooking California’s Silicon Valley, the Thomas Fogarty winery has been making single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet from the SCM appellation since 1981. Fogarty’s two estates are divided into micro-vineyards, ranging from .25 to 5.25 acres, based on soil and topography. All are maritime (12-18 miles to Pacific), cool-climate (Regions I and II), high-elevation (1600-2300 feet), low yielding (1-3 tons per acre) and mountainous. The winery was founded by Dr. Thomas Fogarty, a Stanford cardiovascular surgeon and world-renowned inventor.

Vintage
2007, what a year! The 2007 vintage was marked by numerous days of frightening weather. But, just when things seemed lost, a warm Indian summer came to the rescue and produced a small crop of fully ripe, incredibly intense fruit. Amazing vintage!

Vineyards
The Scheid Viento Vineyard is situated on a gradual east-facing slope on the western side of the Salinas Valley at the foot of the Santa Lucia Mountain range. The soil is composed of well-draining, calcerous shale. The climate is cold and windy. It is ideal ground for producing highly aromatic Rieslings.

Winemaking
We gently whole-cluster pressed the fruit, settled the juice for 12 hours and then racked for fermentation. The deliciously fragrant juice was fermented in stainless steel at 52-57 degrees for two months to preserve, highlight and focus the aromatics. After fermentation the wine was racked off its lees for bottling in March.

Tasting Notes
Gloriously perfumed nose of star-jasmine, white flowers, quartz and pineapple fruit. The mouth is crisp and laser-like with more flowers, spice, honey and citrus fruit. The palate is dry with just a vague hint of sweetness that adds some depth to the mouth and lifts the fruit.

TECHNICAL DATA:

Appellation
Monterey County

WINEMAKER
Michael Martella

VINEYARD
100% Viento Vineyard

COMPOSITION
100% Riesling

Residual Sugar: 0.25%
Finished alcohol: 14.1% ABV
Acid/pH: .7/3.21
Total production: 271 cases
California suggested retail: $15