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Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard(2005)
- Winery:
- Loring Wine Company
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Region:
- USA > California > Monterey > Santa Lucia Highlands
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- color descriptors, spice, fruit, red grape, acidic, pinot noir, berry, stone fruits, cherry, (tree) fruit
Santa Lucia Highlands
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 130, January/February 2007
- 91/100
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July 2007
- ($48; 13.7%) Bright, full red. Complex nose melds raspberry, smoke, earth, cocoa powder and spices.Rich, broad and suave, with lovely brightness to its tangy raspberry and spice flavors.Here, too, one gets a sense of Burgundian spice and lift.Finishes with lovely persistence and energy. This would be a good answer to those who don't believe that pinot noir in this area can be sufficiently ripe below 14% alcohol.
- Allen Meadows
- Burghound
- Issue 25, 1st Quarter, 2007
- 87/100
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July 2007
- Here the nose is less obviously ripe than many in the range with discreet touches of crushed herb on the moderately somber nose that gives way to nicely detailed and well defined middle weight flavors offering good punch and vibrancy though the vegetal note arrive again on the vibrant finish. This is presently somewhat awkward but should round out with another year or two in bottle.
