July 14, 2023 - Acid plus, but overall balanced wine with mature flavors.
January 15, 2023 - Drinking well, rhubarb, sweet dried currant, medium acidity, slightly acid light finish after one hour decant
March 3, 2021 - Classic Pinot bouquet. Acid plus and juicy. Fruit flavors are not quite focused or intense.
December 18, 2020 - Friday night wine with the Mandalorian. Let decant for about an hour and change. Pinot Noir glass and its pretty dark and opulent; a light underneath the glass shows a hazy ruby. Swirls medium, nose is cherry and rhubarb, tomato skin, some earth and a light mint. Unexpected. Second glass, same result. The palate is forward and lighter side of medium bodied. Dark cherries, black fruit undertones, getting that rhubarb in the mid-palate with medium acidity. Slight in tannin, with fruits and earth fading for a shortish finish ending on a slight tart note. The nose was a bit of a surprise, sipped smooth end to end, and just a fun bottle.
November 25, 2020 - Lots of dark berry fruit
June 6, 2020 - My last bottle, on purpose because these entry-level Lorings do not seem to age well. Consistent with previous note:
This bottle had a lot of earth, almost a funky character. I think of Loring as a full-on fruit modern producer, and this bottle does not represent that mindset. It's actually more in my wheel-house of a balanced earthy pinot. If I were to guess, and it's only a guess, I think these have big fruit initially that fade relatively quickly.
I bought a case of their 2015 San Mateo pinot noir, and they are dying or dead at this point in time. Regardless, for this wine, same score as last bottle, very good, not exceptional. This is an $18 pinot noir, and that's money well spent.
May 31, 2020 - very fruit forward. Tasty
April 22, 2020 - This is the 3rd bottle I've consumed, and frankly they've been so different. This bottle had a lot of earth, almost a funky character. I think of Loring as a full-on fruit modern producer, and this bottle does not represent that mindset. It's actually more in my wheel-house of a balanced earthy pinot. If I were to guess, and it's only a guess, I think these have big fruit initially that fade relatively quickly.
I bought a case of their 2015 San Mateo pinot noir, and they are dying or dead at this point in time. Regardless, for this wine, same score as last bottle, very good, not exceptional. This is an $18 pinot noir, and that's money well spent.
February 2, 2020 - Fruit forward, one-dimensional. Medium body, finish slightly short. Pleasant sipper but nothing interesting.
September 27, 2019 - very good. Typically ripe, full bodied berries