2013 Loring Wine Company Rosella’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

14.6% alc., pH 3.75, 400 cases, $50, screwcap. Released September 2014. · Moderately light reddish purple color in the glass. Nicely perfumed with scents of cherry, raspberry, spice and herbs. Flavors of red cherry, cranberry and pomegranate are featured with an overlay of oak. On the feminine side which is typical of Rosella’s, with modest tannins and a sweet cherry finish. When tasted the following day from a previously opened and recorked bottle, the oak dominated the fruit. Score: 89. Reviewed March 16, 2015

Winery: Loring Wine Company
From article: Sips of Recently Tasted Pinot Noir