2017 Rapley Trail Vineyard 'James Thomas Block' Pinot Noir

2017 Rapley Trail Vineyard 'James Thomas Block' Pinot Noir

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Thomas Fogarty Winery
Pinot Noir
Santa Cruz Mountains
13% Alcohol
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  • Record setting rains replenished our thirsty soils and gave our old vines a much needed reprieve from four drought stressed seasons. The 2017 vintage was another year of record setting heat, continuing our string of record setting temperatures. Luckily Spring was mild and allowed us to set the best crop we have seen since 2012. A torrid heat spike over the labor day started the growing season with a bang and had us off and running at sprinter’s pace. The weather following was mild and allowed for the latest harvest we have seen in some time. It will go down as a vintage with good yields and potentially great quality.

    "From a vineyard planted nearly 40 years ago, this block-designated bottling begins with crisp black-raspberry, rose-petal, hibiscus and tea-leaf aromas on the nose. There's a fresh raspberry and cranberry kick to the palate, where a firm structure also carries richer hints of rooibos tea and muddled mulberry." - Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast 93 points

  • Our winemaking is focused on allowing the unique signature of each vineyard site to be expressed. We ferment all of our Pinot Noir in small lots of between one and two tons. We utilize varying percentages of whole bunches (approximately 25-50%), tailored to each site, and ferment the wines without the addition of yeast. Our maceration period lasts from 10-21 days, often including a short per-fermentation cold soak. We age our Pinot Noir in 3 year air dried French Oak, exclusively from the forest of Chatillon. The wines are pressed in a traditional basket press and allowed to settle before barrelling. The wines spend two winters in barrel and are racked only at bottling.

  • The James Thomas’s Block (former ‘M’ Block) sits just above Henry Ayrton’s Block (former ‘B’ Block), moving from the bottom to the top of Rapley Trail Vineyard. The soil is shallow and rocky, and the exposure lends itself to a great amount of wind. These factors contribute to a unique flavor profile and well structured wine.

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