Pulled from the basement at 65 degrees, decanted and immediately poured a glass. Translucent in the glass, red fruit on the nose. Very well integrated at this point. Fruit forward, clean finish with no bitterness or off flavors detected. Drinking very nicely right now. Good value in a Cali PN, nicely done Loring.
Edit: Not as nice on night 2, suggesting this is the time to drink.
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PNP. So flavorful, ripe boysenberry, black cherry and baking spice, but also cranberry and rhubarb. Nicely aromatic and light on its feet, despite the bold fruit. Easily accessible, yet still interesting to drink. Delicious now and over the next five years.
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Falltacular 2018--some TNs (My House In The South OC): Opened yesterday, kept cool overnight under opened screwcap. Wow, this is a ripely styled big CA PN. I tasted this next to the 2016 Loring Clos Pepe and that wine has better definition and depth for me than this one at this stage. I find this Kessler-Haak to be much like a barrel sample, very young and rich. Dark fruit, and in the center of it a citrusy edge that reminds me a lot of something like Rosella's, with the SLH citrus. Dark coffee, jammy raspberry and blackberry. My thought is that when some of the primary, oaky baby fat qualities can fade into the wine, then that citrus can come forward and put some edges on this wine.
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11/10/2022 - Giller63 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pulled from the basement at 65 degrees, decanted and immediately poured a glass. Translucent in the glass, red fruit on the nose. Very well integrated at this point. Fruit forward, clean finish with no bitterness or off flavors detected. Drinking very nicely right now. Good value in a Cali PN, nicely done Loring.
Edit: Not as nice on night 2, suggesting this is the time to drink.
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4/19/2022 - Maphill01 Likes this wine:
PNP. So flavorful, ripe boysenberry, black cherry and baking spice, but also cranberry and rhubarb. Nicely aromatic and light on its feet, despite the bold fruit. Easily accessible, yet still interesting to drink. Delicious now and over the next five years.
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3/14/2022 - UMRich Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking very well; no need to hold further
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1/27/2019 - Nati Winos Likes this wine:
Just a nice daily.
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2/18/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Falltacular 2018--some TNs (My House In The South OC): Opened yesterday, kept cool overnight under opened screwcap. Wow, this is a ripely styled big CA PN. I tasted this next to the 2016 Loring Clos Pepe and that wine has better definition and depth for me than this one at this stage. I find this Kessler-Haak to be much like a barrel sample, very young and rich. Dark fruit, and in the center of it a citrusy edge that reminds me a lot of something like Rosella's, with the SLH citrus. Dark coffee, jammy raspberry and blackberry. My thought is that when some of the primary, oaky baby fat qualities can fade into the wine, then that citrus can come forward and put some edges on this wine.
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