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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2017 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dynedain on 6/24/2017 & rated 91 points: Surprisingly like a tawny port, not what I recall from tasting before adding the bottle to the cellar several years ago. Very drinkable on its own or paired. Berries on the long finish. (499 views) | | | Tasted by BarryPaulPrice on 6/3/2017 & rated 91 points: Black raspberry, lovely fruit up front on the nose and palate without being syrupy at all. Pleasure wine for sure, not witholding any mysteries. Pleased most palates at party. Doesn't require food to be enjoyable. No bumpiness on the finish with alcohol not apparent, and tannins being quite soft. (651 views) | | | Tasted by D3S on 3/4/2017 & rated 91 points: Agree with other reviews, fruit forward but nice wine. (519 views) | | | Tasted by vino_per_tutti on 10/8/2015 & rated 89 points: Stewed red fruit, raspberry and strawberry sauce on the nose; red raspberry confit on the palate. A little over extracted at this point, but still tasty. More like a dessert wine, with a port-like finish. (857 views) | | | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 2/3/2014: It had been a year since I last tried this wine, and some cellar time really did great things for it. It was still a very fruit driven and forward wine, but it was much more open and accessible, as opposed ot monolithic. The red fruit was transparent enough to allow some dusty/earthy elements come into play as well. I really enjoyed this a lot, and it made a great match with a medium-rare ribeye steak! (1684 views) | | | Tasted by smphelps on 12/9/2013 & rated 90 points: Plush and velvety, but also a bit singular. Lots of clean and dense red fruit--pomegranate and raspberry. Nothing sharp about the wine at all, but I would like a little more complexity at this price point. (1097 views) | | | Tasted by dase13 on 12/1/2013 & rated 92 points: Consistent with most recent prior note. Color is dark red. Scents are distinctly blackberry and blueberry. Tastes were blackberry and blueberry, and comparably fruity sweet (but not anything close to dessert wine sweet). Second day was surprisingly even better, with very pronounced fruits and smooth finish. Very nice. (1055 views) | | | Tasted by dase13 on 11/23/2013 & rated 92 points: Decanted for an hour. Definitely made it better than prior bottle. Color is dark red. Scents are distinctly blackberry and blueberry. Tastes were blackberry and blueberry. Very nice. (1059 views) | | | Tasted by vino_per_tutti on 11/3/2013 & rated 90 points: Brick red. Fruit forward nose of raspberries, strawberry jam and vanilla. Sweet red fruit, wood and spice on the palate. Medium finish with a little alcohol "back". Controversial. Some at the table liked it; others found it too sweet. (861 views) | | | Tasted by dase13 on 6/7/2013 & rated 93 points: Color is dark red. Scents are distinctly blackberry and blueberry. Tastes were blackberry and blueberry, with integrated, and not overpowering, tannins, and with a medium finish. Somewhat sweet, but not fruit syrup. Very nice. (580 views) | | | Tasted by cbbrown3 on 4/20/2013 & rated 92 points: The wine is a deep garnet color. The exotic and inviting nose has black cherries, black raspberries, white pepper, chocolate, crushed rocks, dried herbs, Asian spices, forest floor, and a touch of eucalyptus. This has medium to full body, moderate ripe tannins, and good acidity. The palate features ripe, juicy cherries and berries, minerals, spice, chocolate and some earthiness. The finish has nice length with dried herbs and white pepper adding some kick to the chocolate and fruit. This is a ripe and rich style of wine but it doesn't carry excess weight and is not syrupy. This will never be mistaken as a Rhone wine, but it is outstanding in its own right. (522 views) | | | Tasted by cbbrown3 on 1/7/2013 & rated 93 points: The wine is a deep violet color, quite a bit lighter at the edge. The very interesting nose has black cherries, black raspberries, minerals, dried herbs, white pepper, eucalyptus, underbrush, and Asian spices. This has medium to full body, fairly solid, ripe tannins, and good acidity. The palate is full of juicy cherries and berries with solid minerals, on the midpalate dried herbs, spices, and pepper kick in filling out the palate and adding tons of depth. The finish has decent length but gets a bit youthfully muddled. This is absolutely delicious today, but will improve immensely with some cellar time. The palate carries no excess weight or extraction and the wine is in perfect balance. This should last several years in the cellar, but give it another 6 months or some time in a decanter if you want to sample one soon. If this was a "test" wine from Loring, I consider it a success. (646 views) |
| Loring Wine Company Producer websiteGrenache Varietal character (Appellation America) - Read more about GrenacheUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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