2005 Loring Wine Company Clos Pepe Vineyard Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

14.1% alc., 800 cases, $45. · This wine has the darkest color of the lineup. The nose is terrific with notes of crushed red cherries, cocoa, and vanillin. After two hours, the nose was more cherry vanilla cola with a hint of alcohol. This Pinot is packed and stacked with fruit with plush black raspberries in the middle and oaked tart cherries at the end. The tannins are under wraps and the texture is downy. Prodigious wine. Reviewed May 7, 2007

Winery: Loring Wine Company
From article: Pinot Freak Brian Loring