4 New Releases From Foxen For Your Holiday Parties
New releases that highlight Foxen’s signature precision while pairing seamlessly with seasonal dishes.
Foxen Fe Ciega Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills 2021 ($75): It’s a treat when Foxen jogs slightly west to its cooler, windier and more weather forlorn neighboring appealtion. It might be Foxen’s finest bottling from Fe Ciega. The wine is a showcase for the entire appelation. As raspberry and strawberry flavors are seamlessly joined by a feral note of fresh-cut fennel, haunting notes of dried anise and crispy blood orange.
Just a touch of sea salt provides a mouthwatering cresendo on the finish that implores another sip. Hands down, one of the top Pinot Noir opened this year.
Foxen Los Poteros, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 ($68): Always restrained with a silky mouthfeel, this cooler-climate Cabernet Sauvignon embraces the nuance of the varietal.
It’s easy to love the operfect amount of extraction which allows for blueberry and plum fruit flavors to join the beautiful herbal undertones in a dynamic, perfectly structured profile. Just a touch of cigar box and ground milk chocolate on the finish prove the boys on Foxen Canyon Rd. have deft touch when it comes to working with Cab.
Foxen Riverbench Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley 2022 ($64): I can feel the dappled sunshine and gentle rolling hills as the glass is raised. They’re bottled like a big, bright smile from an old friend. The loamy earth, cigar wrapper, Christmas spice and dried sage are the aromas that pull you in. Wild strawberry and herbal notes glide across your palate as echoes of the aromas linger. It’s a balanced, juicy memorable wine that trades any potential to be flashy for a restrained, balanced and easy to savor Pinot.
