2017 Kessler-Haak Vineyard Pinot Noir - Loring Wine Company

Ripe raspberry, fresh lavender, macerated cherry. Pomegranate juice, crushed pine needle, tart strawberry glaze. Blooming violet and jasmine, anise and exotic spice. Bright and juicy red fruit sings atop lifted florals and clove while pine needle and chaparral rest staunchly beneath. Big, fresh, and showy, exhibiting luscious fruit among sand and sea salt. This 2017 Kessler-Haak Vineyard Pinot Noir by Loring Wine Company is beautifully amplified Pinot from the Santa Rita Hills.

The Kessler-Haak Vineyard sits in one of the premier sections of the Santa Rita Hills appellation of Santa Barbara. Located just north of highway 246, this cool climate vineyard rest on the northwestern edge of one of California's coolest and most dynamic growing regions. This bottling, crafted by Loring Wine Co. using 100% Pinot Noir from the Kessler-Haak Vineyard, is a brilliant example of what this cool yet sunny climate is capable of producing. This wine is juicy, clean, and forward, yet contains sufficient secondary characteristics to satisfy the most ardent Burgundy aficionado. Gorgeous red fruit controls the focus here while oak is present yet muted, and complexity is never sacrificed amidst the amplification. For lovers of fruit forward California Pinot Noir this stuff is sure to impress.