Pinot Noir Envy
March 27, 2008
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| Dear Wine Friend,
Circle the wagons and protect what you can
get your hands on.....Pinot Noir from California has
truly arrived. It may have been popularized by the movie
Sideways, but there is no questioning the quality level is
at an all time high. But better yet, YOU
....the consumer and collector have also evolved to value
and appreciate the rewards when this
sensitive and tempermental varietal is produced
successfully. No longer do you only need a jolting
bombardment to the senses to believe you recognize class and
style. Now you have graduated to trust and rely
on your olfactory senses to detect what is so easy
to overlook; the more delicate, intricately
nuanced.....the sublime. You have graduated
to the best of the wine world, and now you can have it
both ways, and all of the shading in between!
The problem is,..... not enough of the good
stuff! The best.... is micro-batch; grown,
nurtured and handcrafted with the care of an expert
brain surgeon. The trick? NOT to miss out,
but source and purchase "enough"....or you might get
caught up with the dreaded Pinot Noir Envy!!
The Wine "Doc" Consultant is here to aid
you!
May I suggest two new triumphant, but very
limited Pinot Noirs from Brian Loring, a revered
wine-maker, who's eponymous label is synonymous with
the very finest of those wines produced in Santa
Barbara's Santa Rita Hills appellation.
Truly a modern day "hot bed", this cool growing region is
home to the heralded Sea Smoke,
and already "Grand Cru" vineyards such as
Fiddlestix, Clos Pepe, Cargasacchi, Fe Ciega, among
others..... check out the Santa Rita Hills Winegrowers
Alliance at www.staritahills.com/alliance.html .
Greg Walter, a long ago ex-editor of the
Wine Spectator, just published his 50th Issue of
the PinotReport. If you are
unfamiliar with this publication, it is widely considered by
the trade as the reference point resource for west
coast Pinot Noir. The Loring
Wine Company's 2006 Pinot Noirs from the Clos Pepe and
Cargasacchi vineyards are reviewed below by the
PinotReport and offered in todays
e-mail.
Loring Wine Company-
Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills Clos
Pepe Vineyard 2006
Deep ruby color; intense, spicy black
cherry and plum aromas; deep, complex, black cherry, plum and
savory spice flavors; peppery; some tannin and sweet oak; good
structure and balance; long finish. This is a big Pinot with
intense flavors-it needs a bunch of time in the glass and will
reward some cellar patience. 650 cases made.
$50 Score: 96
Loring Wine
Company-
Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills Cargasacchi
Vineyard 2006
Deep ruby color;
deep, spicy, pepper aromas with some berry notes; big, deep,
rich and intense flavors; black cherry, pepper, spice notes;
moderate tannin; sweet oak; good structure and balance; long
finish. Great structure with deep and complex flavors; try
your best to restrain yourself for at least an hour of air in
the glass. It really opens up.
600
cases made.
$50 Score: 97
PinotReport's 100-Point Scale
it doesn't get better.
To Subscribe:
The
PinotReport is available at $75 for one year
via online and $125 for one year via print or fax. To
subscribe, please visit www.pinotreport.com or
telephone 707.935.0326.
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| 2006 Loring Wine Company Pinot
Noir, Clos Pepe Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills, Santa
Barbara |
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Clos Pepe Vineyard is planted to 25 acres
of sustainable Pinot Noir vines and located in the heart
of the Santa Rita Hills Appellation. 96 points - "Intense
flavors....will reward some cellar patience". -
PinotReport (#50)
Our Price: $48.50
List Price: $50.00
Mix or match
either Loring Pinot Noir
for a total
of SIX to pay only $44.96 a
bottle!!!
Offer limited to inventory on
hand.
(Exp. March
29th)
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| 2006 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir, Cargasacchi
Vineyard,
Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara |
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Cargasacchi Vineyard is a 16 acre vineyard
located on the western side of the Santa Rita Hills
Appellation. 97 Points -
"Great structure with deep and complex flavors" -
PinotReport (#50)
Our
Price: $48.50
List Price:
$50.00
Mix or match either
Loring Pinot Noir
for a total of SIX to
pay only $44.96 a bottle!!!
Offer limited to inventory on
hand.
(Exp. March
29th.) |
Just some of our other Pinot Noirs
of note:
2006 Roar, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey -
$37.95
(BEST Discount to
$33.40)
2006 Roar, Garys' Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands,
Monterey - Should be $49.95,
NOW! $46.95 NET - LIMITS MAY BE APPLIED!
2006 Pyramid Valley Vineyards, Calvert
Vineyard, Bannockburn, Central Otago, NZ - $44.95 (BEST Discount to $39.56)
2006 Kindred Wines, Amber Ridge, Russian River
Valley, Sonoma - $49.95 NET
2006 Morlet Family Vineyards, "Coteaux Nobles" -
Sonoma Coast - $74.95 NET
2006 A.P.VIN, Rosella Vineyard, Santa Lucia
Highlands, Monterey - $49.95 NET
2006 Auteur, Shea Vineyard - Back Block,
Willamette Valley, Oregon - $67.95 NET
2006 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast -
$41.95
(BEST
Discount to $36.92) - TO BE FEATURED AT THIS SATURDAY'S TASTING BAR
2005 Roessler, Hein Family Vineyard,
Anderson Valley, Mendocino - $44.95
(BEST Discount to
$39.56)
2005 Goldeneye (by Duckhorn), Anderson Valley,
Mendocino - $54.95
(BEST Discount to
$48.36) - TO BE FEATURED AT THIS
SATURDAY'S TASTING BAR
Mix or match ANY SIX of
these wines to receive the "BEST Discount" price where
applicable. However, "NET" wines do not
discount.
LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND,
OR THE ABILITY TO REORDER.
OFFER EXPIRES MARCH
29TH.
TO ORDER JUST REPLY DIRECTLY TO THIS EMAIL OR
TELEPHONE (916) 721-WINE (9463)
Yes! There will be some Pinot Noir included in the
TASTING BAR'S lineup this
Saturday, March 29th, from Noon to 4pm. Store closes at
6pm. Check out the complete tasting roster at the
Virtual Tasting Bar page > www.thewineconsultant.com/tastingbar
Eric Stumpf
Renee Kroeger
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