My friend (and our classmate) Morgan came over last week to a dinner I hosted with a bottle of 1998 Thomas Fogarty Chardonnay Blanc de Blanc Late Disgorged as a gift. She had just visited the winery and tasted this sparkling wine, saw it was only ~$28 and inquired why the cost was so low for that vintage. Turns out our favorite riddlers (shout out team Ridley) "forgot" about the bottles and they were rediscovered a few years ago and finally put on sale. (What intern got fired after this incident...?)
This extra time underground without any riddling caused the wine to develop a verryyyy funky taste and color, but it is now a novel drinking experience. I actually enjoyed it a lot! The wine has a bit of a cider-y taste to it.
It's also hilarious to note how Fogarty tried to pass off the accident as an intentional winemaking decision and market it as such, as noted in their description:
"Fermented in tank and then transferred to barrel for malolactic fermentation to soften the fruit's intense acidity, this was then bottled and left "en tirage" for nine years. This extra time in bottle and on the leese tamed the initial razor sharp acidity, producing a sparkler that is wonderfully complex and flaxen-hued."
Check it out! :
https://www.klwines.com/Products/i?i=1066330
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