2017 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  7/2/2023 - Rich & Allyson Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Strawberry rhubarb, nutmeg, and tar. Tawny color, with nice soft acidity. Flavors of dark cherry with a soft white pepper finish. Amazing soft texture.

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  1/14/2023 - jfkwines wrote: 91 Points

  Drinking great right now. Even better after 90 minutes of air. Nose is terrific

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  12/26/2022 - underwds wrote: 90 Points

  Blueberry and raspberry fruit. A little thin on the palate initially, but finds its structure after a few minutes. Cedar and forest floor finish, leaning to lightly acidic.
  
  6/12/2023 The fruit in this is wonderful, raspberry, blueberry, and plum. There's a brightness to it, but stops short of the tartness I sometimes get with Loring. Nice earthiness and cedar to the finish. Maybe deserves higher than my initial 90 score.

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  9/15/2022 - WineKnut Likes this wine: 93 Points

  So many stories. Nosed this Loring for 20 minutes before I tasted. Dusty like the decomposed granite path in front of my in law's house. Warm like my baby's smile. Cranberry like thanksgiving. Spice like a warm gingerbread cookie. Like home.
  
  Soft cranberry, strawberry, and orange zest like a dry sangria. Juicy acidity like cool lemonade on a hot day. Evergreen like holding hands in a Christmas tree lot. Earthy like grandpa Jack's farm. Like your best memories.
  
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  8/15/2022 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 86 Points

  Business dinner in the Dallas suburbs
  
  Fresh raspberries, strawberries, fresh green herbs. Some cedar wood and a hint of vanilla from the oak; but it stops well shy of the cola notes that some CA PNs have. Medium bodied with medium + acidity and well balanced, medium tannin. I would give this at least two more years of bottle age.
  
  Good; but not spectacular, pairing with a grilled ribeye.

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