title: Loring Wine Company 2006 Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
description: The vineyard isn't well-known but deserves to be. It's down the hill from Bien Nacido, in the sweet spot of Santa Maria Valley. Loring's '06 bottling is rich and ripe in cherries, currants, cola and tobacco, but more than that, has a textural complexity that gives it great interest value. Should age, too. Drink now–2012.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard