Thomas Fogarty Gist Ranch Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Cabernet Sauvignon

País

United States

Região

Santa Cruz Mountains · Central Coast

Denominação

Santa Cruz Mountains

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 200787 pts

  From the very fine 2007 vintage comes this surprisingly tannic Cabernet. Even at the age of more than four years, it's still tough and astringent. It has a sweet core of blackberries, and it's tempting to recommend aging. But there's a troubling touch of raisins, so drink up.

• 200587 pts

  Tannins mark this tough, still young wine from beginning to end. The astringency envelops the fruit, giving the mouthfeel a hard, dry astringency. Even though there are some well-developed blackberry and currant flavors, the wine is unrelieved in harshness. Try cellaring until a…

• 200486 pts

  This is the sweetest, jammiest of Fogarty's '04 Cabs, and also the the tartest. It has the fruit acidity sharpness of cherry and black raspberry jam, as well as a firm tannic structure. Could develop bottle complexity over the years, but there's a certain thinness that raises ey…