Thomas Fogarty Henry Ayrton's Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains 2019 (750ml) *
Product price
$44.99
Description
High in the Santa Cruz Mountains, cool air and elevation give Pinot Noir a darker, firmer profile than the variety often shows, and this 2019 bottling from Thomas Fogarty leans fully into that. Sourced from the Henry Ayrton's Block, it is a serious, structured expression of the grape, the kind of Pinot built with density and grip rather than delicacy.
This is a brooding wine. Dark cherry pours across the palate alongside incense, graphite and a note of clove, all carried on real depth and weight. Whole-cluster fermentation lifts and brightens the finish, keeping the intensity from turning heavy. Imposing in its youth, it rewards a few years of patience to let the structure ease and the fruit open.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Producer | Thomas Fogarty |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
The 2019 Pinot Noir Rapley Trail Vineyard Henry Ayrton’s Block is a powerhouse. A blast of dark cherry fruit, incense, graphite and cloves races across the palate. There’s real depth and density here, with whole clusters that brighten up the finish. The 2019 needs at least a few years to soften. It is one of the more imposing, brooding wines in this lineup. (Vinous, May 2022)