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Loring Wine Compnay Clos Pepe Pinot Noir 2013

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This wine is so smooth I almost slipped on it. It really tastes like a well-aged pinot from the 90's. Smells like a chilean pinot and sweet strawberries, tastes like an oregonian pinot. no aging potential which is fine since it already tastes aged as I mentioned before.

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Region: USA » California » Santa Barbara » Santa Rita Hills

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Varietal: Pinot Noir

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My name is Brian Loring and my obsession is Pinot Noir. OK, I'm also pretty crazy about Champagne, but that's another story. While in college, I worked at a wine shop in Hollywood (Victor's), where one of the owners was a Burgundy fanatic. So, my very first experiences with Pinot Noir were from producers like Domaine Dujac, Henri Jayer, and DRC. Needless to say, I found subsequent tasting safaris into the domestic Pinot Noir jungle less than satisfying. It wasnç¨š until I literally stumbled into Calera (I tripped over a case of their wine in the store room) that I found a California Pinot Noir that I could love. But it would be quite a while before I found someone else that lived up to the standard that Josh Jensen had established. I eventually came to understand and enjoy Pinots from Williams Selyem, Chalone, and Sanford, but I really got excited about California Pinot Noir when I met Norm Beko from Cottonwood Canyon at an Orange County Wine Society tasting. Iå£‡ made about 3 trips around the booths at the tasting without finding a single good Pinot Noir. So, being the open minded person that I am (remember I passed him up 3 times), I stopped at the Cottonwood booth. I was BLOWN away by Normç—´ 1990 Santa Maria Pinot Noir. After a few years of attending every Cottonwood event and asking Norm 10,000 questions about winemaking, he offered to let come learn the process during the '97 crush. I checked sugar levels, picked, crushed, punched down, pressed, filled barrels, and generally moved a bunch of stuff around with fork lifts and pallet jacks! It was the time of my life... I was totally hooked. And even though I hadn't planned it, I ended up making two barrels of Pinot Noir. That was the start of the Loring Wine Company. What had started out as a dream 15 years earlier was now a reality - I was a winemaker! Read less

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aronowm2

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Vintage: 2008 02/23/2010

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RF Wino

Vintage: 2006 01/09/2011

Rex from Joe. B.

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joshwoodward

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Vintage: 2005 05/15/2009

Less acid, juicy, very mellow.

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ddouty

Vintage: 2005 07/09/2008

Fruity with a nice finish

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Vintage: 2012 09/15/2013

Loring Clos Pepe Pinot

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Vintage: 2011 11/14/2013

High in ripeness and high in sweet fruit yet backed by a bounty of firm acidity Loring s Clos Pepe bottling starts out with lots of palatal viscosity and then tightens en route to a lengthy slightly coarse finish. More than most of its siblings it is a wine that is held back by its youth and if not especially friendly just now it has the structure and depth to commend a wait of some three to five years. Connoisseurs Guide.

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Vintage: 2011 03/12/2013

High in ripeness and high in sweet fruit yet backed by a bounty of firm acidity, Lorings Clos Pepe bottling starts out with lots of palatal viscosity and then tightens en route to a lengthy, slightly coarse finish. More than most of its siblings, it... Connoisseurs Guide. A Pinot Noir wine from California in USA. 2011 Loring Wine Co Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard 750ml

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Vintage: 2010 08/22/2013

A trim pure and elegant style that offers subtle floral mineral and wild berry flavors that lose their velocity on the finish. Yet this is a refreshing and vibrant wine. Worth seeing where it goes. Drink now through 2019. -JL Wine Spectator. Wine Spectator A Pinot Noir wine from California in USA. 2010 2010 Loring Wine Co Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard Pinot Noir 750ml

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Vintage: 2010 05/15/2012

A trim, pure and elegant style that offers subtle floral, mineral and wild berry flavors that lose their velocity on the finish. Yet this is a refreshing and vibrant wine. Worth seeing where it goes. Drink now through 2019. -JL Wine Spectator. A Pinot Noir wine from California in USA. 2010 Loring Wine Co Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard 750ml

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Vintage: 2010 11/14/2013

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Vintage: 2009 03/16/2011

Firmly tannic, well-structured and deeply concentrated, with a complex mix of dark berry, spice, plum and blackberry. Full-bodied and well-balanced, this is one of the most backward and promising of the young new Lorings. Best from 2011 through 2020.... Wine Spectator. A Pinot Noir wine from California in USA. 2009 Loring Wine Co Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard 750ml

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