2006 Loring Wine Company Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Barrel Sample

Muscular from toe to toe, this is brimming with black cherry, cassis and plum reduction sauce. The wine is still un-evolved and awkward with the core of unctuous fruit outdone by oak and a tannic finish. Reviewed July 23, 2007

Winery: Loring Wine Company
From article: Sta. Rita Hills Wine & Fire