TNs: Three excellent Loring 2005s

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  • 2005 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Cargasacchi Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Rita Hills - Sta. Rita Hills (10/25/2009)
    13.7% alcohol. Perhaps the best of this string of Loring 2005s. Also drinking beautifully, it has a cherry color and a terrific bouquet of black cherry, blackberry, spice, earthy complexity, and flowers. In the mouth, racy but still texturally plush. Cuts a beautiful path of fruit across the tongue, with outstanding complexity. Bright acidity and a long, juicy finish. This is beautifully put together. One of my favorite wines from this vineyard ever. A-/A
  • 2005 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Russell Family Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles (10/25/2009)
    14.9% alcohol. This is drinking at its peak. Red/purple color. Aromatic, sappy nose of blackberry and plum with an edge of cherry. Straightforward but very pure fruit. Balanced and velvety in the mouth. A real pleasure. A-
  • 2005 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Rita Hills - Sta. Rita Hills (10/24/2009)
    14.1% alcohol. This has gotten even more velvety and pleasurable with another several months in bottle. Beautiful nose of black cherry, blackberry, and plum, with a deep earthy note and minerality. In the mouth, it just caresses the palate with such terrific texture and juicy fruit. Nice spike of acidity and a long finish. This is just terrific and drinkable. A-

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Tom, thanks for the great notes.

It has been 13 months since I had the 05 Loring Clos Pepe, and I recognize it immediately from your note. At the time, I noted that another year or so would do it a lot of good and it seems to have done just that. I am glad to see it.

-Michael

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Thanks, Michael. It’s funny you say that about the Clos Pepe. My last bottle was in December 2008, and I wrote in that, if I recall, that another year or so would see it flesh out further. Brian really made terrific wine in 2005. The mouth feel is fantastic.

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Yeah, those 05s are hitting their stride now. The CP and Carg are my Favs.