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Save the Date - Monday, August 18th

Loring 2007 Vintage Fall Release

On Monday, August 18th we will be releasing our 2007 Vintage Fall wines for sale via our online order system. We are truly excited about our 2007 wines and hope you will be too. We have included some tasting notes on the wines that will be available on August 18th.

2007 Shea Vineyard, Willamette Valley - 400 Cases – 14.2 % Alcohol
2007 was definitely a difficult year in Oregon due to heavy rains. Initially we weren’t too sure about the wine, but the evolution in barrel was quite exciting. As it was, we did bulk out about 1/3 of the barrels – which is something we’ve never had to do before. Our draconian sorting, aggressive saignée, and the severe barrel selection created a wine we’re proud to have wear the Loring name. It’s a wine that will require 4 to 5 years of bottle aging, but we think your patience will be handsomely rewarded.

2007 Graham Family Vineyard, Green Valley of Russian River Valley – 250 Cases – 14.6 % Alcohol
A bit bigger in profile than our 2006, it remains one of the prettiest wines we make each year. It’s very typical of Russian River in its brightness, both on the nose and palate. We just wish there had been more fruit – the yield was really low at Graham in 2007.

2007 Keefer Ranch Vineyard, Green Valley of Russian River Valley – 900 Cases – 14.3 % Alcohol
Probably the biggest Keefer Ranch Pinot we’ve ever made. It has the typical Keefer cherry profile, but is a bit richer and deeper than our 2005 or 2006. The refreshing acid level is still there, which keeps the wine bright and a great accompaniment to food.

2007 Durell Vineyard, Sonoma Coast – 425 Cases – 14.1 % Alcohol
The 2007 is very plush with an almost atypical sweet fruit profile. It also present a bit less earthy than in the past. It somewhat pushes the envelope for Sonoma Coast in bigness and fruit. The 2007 Durell has been one of the favorite wines when doing barrel tastings this past year.

2007 Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands – 725 Cases – 14.5 % Alcohol
Prior to harvest, Ed Kurtzman at August West asked if we’d like to swap an acre of our 667 clone for an acre of his 828 clone, since Ed thought the 828 was a bit too big for his preferred style of wine. We gladly accepted! The result is that our 2007 Rosella’s is definitely the biggest we’ve made in years. Super rich and plush, it’s also more fruit forward than we’ve seen of Rosella’s lately. Like the Durell, the earthy component is downplayed in favor of better fruit.

2007 Garys’ Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands – 675 Cases – 14.8 % Alcohol
Garys’ Vineyard seems to keep getting better and better. Maybe it’s the age of the vines. Maybe we’re getting better at working with the fruit. Whatever the reason, the 2007 Garys’ is killer. All of the bright, focused fruit you’re used to – with more depth and complexity than ever.

2007 Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone AVA – 300 Cases – 14.0 % Alcohol
This wine is not lacking in color. One of the inkiest wines we’ve ever made. Dark, dense, somewhat tannic – this is a BIG wine - Cabernet big. You’ll need to pair this wine with a big grilled steak or lamb. The good news is there’s huge fruit and good acid to help balance things out. Definitely a candidate for some bottle aging.

2007 Naylor Dry Hole Vineyard, Chalone AVA – 75 Cases – 13.7 % Alcohol
I don’t think we’ve ever seen clusters and berries as tiny as what we got from Duncan’s vineyard in 2007. It’s another super huge and rich Pinot from 2007, but surprisingly not as tannic as in the past. And at 13.7% alcohol, this wine has an amazing weight on the palate. It feels like a Pinot that an Aussie would make. But all that richness comes at a price… we only have 75 cases of Naylor this vintage.

As always, thank you so much for being on our list. Without your interest in our wines, and your support through out the years, we wouldn't be able to live our dream. Brian and Kimberly

I'll probably pick up the Rosella's and Garys'.

I am with snipes....

In addition to Gary's and Rosella's, I will buy the Keefer and possibloy Durell.

I'd get the Naylor if its offered.

Naylor, Durell, Kefer & Shea. Also received the D.R. Stephen's mailer today so I might be limited.

To follow up on what I posted earlier - I'll get the Naylor, Gary's, Rosella's, Graham's and possibly the Keefer.

I would be interested in the Shea, but I am a little leary because of the screw cap. I have had a few screw caps from other producers that aged WAY too quickly. Has anyone had any experience cellaring the loring wines for any length of time? maybe 4-5 years? I think 04 might have been the first year with screwcaps so there might not be too many people. Last thing I want to do is order a few shea and then open the first one in 2012 and find that it is too late. thanks,

G

Definitely the Naylor, Keefer, Durell, and Graham. Undecided on the rest.

I laid off last year as I didn't care for the 05's. This time I am going mostly for Brosseau, Naylor and a few Rosellas and Gary's. These last two used to be consistently rich but dropped off the last two yrs. The description this year sounds like maybe the 04's used to be, let's hope!

We just bought a number of 05s I believe as we were offered a killer deal on them