2005 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Russell Family Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (46) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  9/3/2021 - Paul Lin wrote: 85 Points

  Drinking well, if linear. Notes of mixed forest berries and dark chocolate. Generous and chewy on the palate.

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  4/8/2012 - iamandyc wrote: 87 Points

  This wine was completely dominted by cola flavors. The fruit was black cherry. The only thing missing was the fizz. The acidity was good. Screwcap.

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  12/23/2011 - ahgoodman wrote: 91 Points

  In peak condition. Great nose of funk and red fruit. A big mouthful of sweet and black cherries. Just a hint of the alcohol level on the mid palate, but really drinking well.

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  12/23/2011 - ahgoodman Likes this wine: 92 Points

  In peak condition. Great nose of funk and red fruit. A big mouthful of sweet and black cherries. Just a hint of the alcohol level on the mid palate, but really drinking well.

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  11/24/2011 - timewithwine wrote:

  A dark blue-red wine, like crushed blueberries. Normally, I wouldn’t reach for a Paso Pinot for something as special as Thanksgiving, but when I began looking through prior notes to see what might have the profile I wanted for the meal, this spoke to me. A couple of months ago, I noted this carried “cola-teaberry, but also a distinct, fleshy cherry [flavors]. The finish is both smokey and herbal at the same time.” The flavors were spot on for the meal. The wine shows complexity and a velvet glove finish. It, however, lacks the length you might want. Less sediment in this bottle than in the one opened two months back. 14.9% alc. On Thanksgiving with roasted turkey, smoked duck. Recommended.

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