2008 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (88) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  10/24/2020 - Senso-beak wrote: 90 Points

  Opened and poured. I don't know what it is about Shea bottlings, but I always seem to like them....regardless of producer. Maybe it's the balance....everything well proportioned - just solid and without distractions. Despite Lorings being touted as early drinkers, this one is quite nice, without evidence of flabbiness or oxidization - perhaps the screw cap helped that out. Anyway, medium body, with plenty of reds, plum, and acidity. Fruit not tired. Just solid all the way around.

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  3/3/2020 - GrapeScott wrote: 87 Points

  This bottle has admittedly not seen the best storage conditions, spending ~2 years of its early life in a NYC apartment closet. This bottle is not cooked or otherwise flawed, but probably accelerated in its development. Baking spice and black fruit profile, this has now shed the tannins and structure of its youth. Drinking well now, but likely peaking or on the decline.

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  10/22/2018 - Roentgen Ray wrote: 90 Points

  Lite flavors.
  Perfumed strawberry, and a hint of mint.
  Fairly tannic and bright.

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  8/12/2018 - AllRed wrote: 86 Points

  Second Sunday Group: 2008 Oregon Pinot: Blind. Notes of cola, dark pinot fruit and spice. Cherry tones emerge as it sits in the glass. Medium tannins, somewhat chalky feel; spice and dark pinot fruit flavors with nice acidity. Develops notes of leather and weedy/vegetal brett qualities that I find distracting. 86+ pts.
  
  My #8, Domino's #2
  Group #1, 36 pts

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  1/10/2016 - wondersofwine wrote:

  14.7% abv. Screwcap closure. Purple color; opaque. Very spicy and earthy. Dark fruits on the palate with a lengthy finish. Big and bold this paired well with a beef, onion, bell peppers stir fry and another day with ground beef-stuffed cabbage. I haven't been purchasing Loring Wine Company wines lately but do have some older vintages to work through. I was going to score this 86 but see that the community average is quite a bit higher and my score may be based more on my personal preferences than the quality of the winemaking so will not enter a formal score.

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