2010 Loring Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard

Loring’s 2010 Pinot Noir Rosella’s Vineyard captures a nice stylistic middle ground.. There is plenty of rich, dark fruit, but also an energy that gives the wine a measure of balance. Dark berries, flowers, licorice and menthol flesh out in this radiant, ripe Pinot. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2015. Brian Loring is a pretty simple person. He makes fruit-forward, juicy wines to drink young, just the way he likes them. An engineer in his former life, Loring has no patience for the imperfections of cork, so everything is bottled under screwcap. A few years ago I was not a huge fan of the Loring wines. I didn’t always think they reflected the personalities of their respective sites, but that seems to be much less of an issue these days. Readers who seek immediacy and exuberance are going to love these wines. Based on the wines I tasted, the 2010s are stronger than the 2011s. Tel. (805) 736-0053