Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Mindego Ridge

Starting to show its age, drink sooner than later. Browning garnet hue. Ripe cherry and raspberry dominate. Hints of spices and oak. On the fuller side but good balance.

Sweet red cherry vanilla nose, slightly green. Medium-bodied mouthful of same, hint of tartness replacing any aromatic suggestion of sweet. Finishes shows blackberry with solid acidity, almost PERFECTLY balanced, especially for TGE's broad Baker Ridge bottling (versus the more selective/focused block-designated wines from this vineyard). Not complex, but so well-structured for drinking over the next 2-4 yrs.

A little disappointing esp for 2014. Not integrated. Streams of non-integrated flavors. Drinkable but not up to usual standards

Medium purple color. Moderate, but deep nose with a touch of bright acidity. Big mouth feel. Young. Tannins are still integrating. Alcohol is evident. But bright and lively over a core of red fruit, msainly cherry and raspberry. Will almost certainly be better in 2 to 5 years.

Nice garnet color. Dark Cherry and Raspberry on the nose and palate with nice round finish. Silky texture. Balanced well enough to enjoy by itself but also nice with Hearty Italian Red Gravy. Continues to be a very good wine; looking forward to couple more bottles we have.

Light garnet color. Cherry on the nose with raspberry on the palate. Low acid only light tannins but well balanced with medium finish. Very enjoyable. Looking forward to future bottles.

Broad rich full cranberries big from front to back bright

Served alongside the 2013 and 2012. Understandably, the 2014 was wound pretty tight, and displayed the least expressive core fruit flavors of the trio. Needs time to develop. Give it another 2+ years in bottle to deepen its profile more.