2017 Loring Wine Company Kessler-Haak Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

14.3% alc., pH 3.71, 200 cases, $54, screw cap. Clones 113, 115, 667 and 777. Aged 10 months in French oak barrels, 15% new. · Dark garnet color in the glass. Brooding aromas of fertile earth and wine cave. A charge of boisterous black raspberry and blackberry fruit greets the palate, fills every nook and cranny in the mouth, and exits with aplomb. Velvety in texture with noticeable, but not intrusive tannins. Score: 92. Reviewed February 23, 2019

Winery: Loring Wine Company
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