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Wine Friends Are Great!

July 29, 2008

Farley, formerly of Behind the Vines and soon to be of....well, yet to be announced, but we all know that whatever she chooses to do next will be a great success, gave me and Matt this bottle of 2005 Thomas Fogarty Gewurztraminer last year as a house warming present! It hails from Monterey, California, had a real cork closure, and clocked in at 14.2% alcohol by volume. I doubt this vintage is widely available any longer since it's now 2008, but if the quality I found in this wine is an indication of future vintages, I can easily recommend it.

On the nose I found vanilla, ginger, floral aromas, honey, and tropical fruit. The nose was quite aromatic...I had to force myself to stop smelling it so I wouldn't lose my share of the bottle to Matt!. In the mouth I got peach, tropical fruit, honey, spice, and minerals. The wine had a very full mouthfeel, and was silky smooth. With the great acidity and structure, I can see how this would be a good match with spicy food as Farley suggested (though, my heartburn can't handle spicy food, so we just drank it on it's own!).

I described the wine as "yummy" and "very yummy" in my notes, so I guess that's a good vote about what I thought of it! Many thanks to Farley for sharing this with me!

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous said...

    I love a great Gewurz and I love the Thomas Fogarty winery. What a great gift!

    7/29/08, 4:27 PM  

  2. Anonymous said...

    So glad you liked it. The 2006 is even better; I just picked one up on a visit back to my old stomping grounds.

    Now, I need to get you some Rosenblum!

    7/29/08, 11:14 PM  

  3. Sonadora said...

    It was a great gift...we much earlier drank the rest of the present Noble Pig.

    Farley, it was great, thanks! Will you be making it to WBC?

    7/31/08, 9:35 AM  

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