Thomas Fogarty Rapley Trail Vineyard Block M Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA

托馬斯福格蒂拉普利小鎮園M區黑皮諾干紅葡萄酒

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A beautiful Pinot Noir that shows how well the variety does in these mountains, and it’s sad that vineyard acreage is so low due to housing development. The wine is dry, silky and vastly interesting in cherries, raspberries, Dr. Pepper cola, red licorice, white pepper and sandalwood flavors. Compelling and complex now, it should age over the next six years. ——S.H.(6/1/2011)—— 94

Dense and a little heavy now, this concentrated young Pinot Noir needs time in the cellar. It’s rich and ripe in black and red cherry pie filling, with notes of red currants, cola, anise, bacon and pepper. Simply too young, so give it 3–5 years if you can.——S.H.(3/1/2010)—— 92

This luscious Pinot is impressive now for the power of its black currant, cherry, raspberry, vanilla, cola and Provencal herb flavors, with their firm backbone of acidity. It’s the kind of Pinot that dazzles from the first sip to the last, as it evolves in the glass. The tannins are sweet and gentle, but supportive enough to allow this gorgeous wine to age for six to eight years.——S.H.(10/1/2007)—— 95

Richer by a hair than the Block B bottling, with black cherry and vanilla flavors leading to a chocolatey finish. Nice supple mouthfeel. ——W.E.(11/1/2004)—— 86