Planted in 1978, the 2021 Chardonnay Damiana Vineyard is the oldest site at Thomas Fogarty and usually the first to be harvested. It produces an exotic and powerful wine, displaying aromas of ripe, concentrated orchard fruits, stone fruit pits and honeysuckle. The palate is as one would expect given the nose: forward and decadent but harnessed with balancing acidity and crushed stones on the finish. A beautiful, full-throttle showing that should have a good 10 years ahead of it in the cellar.