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Loos Family Winery
| Owner(s) | Brad Loos |
| Web site | www.loosfamilywinery.com |
| Link to this site |
This winery specializes in making very small quantities of handcrafted custom wine. "Handcrafted" means that each lot of wine is micro-monitored and fermented in single French oak barrels. Yields never exceed 25 cases of wine per barrel.
The wines are all from single vineyards because of the belief that high quality grapes come from ecologically balanced vineyards of superlative pedigree. The focus is on sustainable California vineyards. Winemaking is traditional with minimal intervention in order to coax the unique virtues of the grape to wine.
The first release of 2007 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir from the Bohemian Vineyard will be in early 2009. The 2008 vintage will add a Pinot Noir from Annahala Vineyard in the Anderson Valley.
Articles About Loos Family Winery
Reviewed Wines
2008 Loos Family Bohemian Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., 25 cases, $40. Clones 115, 667 and 777. Aged in 50% new and
50% neutral French oak. The winemaker is Chris Nelson.
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Scents of
cranberries, cherries, herbs and allspice becoming a little minty over time.
Darker fruits clothed in dusty tannins. Notes of underbrush and savory herbs
add interest. Very smooth and creamy on the palate. Goes down easy. Good.
Reviewed April 23, 2010
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2007 Loos Family Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., 300 btls,
$40 (sold out). Dijon clones 115, 667 and 777 in equal amounts. Yields 2.5
tons per acre. Extended 9-day cold soak, gentle hand punch downs three
times a day, 10 day fermentation with wild and proprietary yeast, aged 9+
months in 50% new and 50% neutral Francois Freres French oak with
medium toast plus. Unfined and unfiltered.
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Light garnet color. Complex
aromatics showing black cherry, cinnamon apple, cola and a hint of oak.
Lovely cherry fruit on an elegant platform with fine-grain tannins and a tangy finish
displaying orange peel and a delicate floral bent that is very appealing. Very impressive effort for first time out.
Reviewed April 18, 2009
ARTICLE »
2008 Loos Family Bohemian Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., 25 cases, $40. Clones 115, 667 and 777. Aged in 50% new and 50% neutral French oak. The winemaker is Chris Nelson. · Scents of cranberries, cherries, herbs and allspice becoming a little minty over time. Darker fruits clothed in dusty tannins. Notes of underbrush and savory herbs add interest. Very smooth and creamy on the palate. Goes down easy. Good. Reviewed April 23, 2010 ARTICLE »
2007 Loos Family Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., 300 btls, $40 (sold out). Dijon clones 115, 667 and 777 in equal amounts. Yields 2.5 tons per acre. Extended 9-day cold soak, gentle hand punch downs three times a day, 10 day fermentation with wild and proprietary yeast, aged 9+ months in 50% new and 50% neutral Francois Freres French oak with medium toast plus. Unfined and unfiltered. · Light garnet color. Complex aromatics showing black cherry, cinnamon apple, cola and a hint of oak. Lovely cherry fruit on an elegant platform with fine-grain tannins and a tangy finish displaying orange peel and a delicate floral bent that is very appealing. Very impressive effort for first time out. Reviewed April 18, 2009 ARTICLE »
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