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Loring Wine Company

Loring Wine Company was founded in 2000 by Brian Loring in Santa Barbara, California, specializing exclusively in single-vineyard Pinot Noir sourced from across California's premium cold-climate appellations. Loring operates without estate vineyards, instead contracting fruit from distinguished sites including Rosella's in Santa Lucia Highlands, Brosseau Vineyard in Chalone, Durell in Sonoma Valley, Keefer Ranch in Green Valley, and Russell Family in Paso Robles, among others. This negociant-style approach allows Brian Loring to express a breadth of terroir in a single portfolio, though critics have noted a house style — rich, ripe, and deeply extracted — that runs across the lineup. The wines typically clock in at 14–15% alcohol, reflecting California's sun-drenched harvest conditions. At auction, Loring averages $45 per bottle across 169 lots, with a focus on the Rosella's bottling as a benchmark. The price range is notably compressed, suggesting buyers treat this as a current-drinking producer rather than a long-term cellar candidate. Top bottlings like Rosella's and Brosseau have received 90+ point scores from Robert Parker and Wine Spectator in strong vintages. Loring's position at auction is as an affordable gateway to named-vineyard California Pinot Noir — the wines rarely appreciate significantly but offer consistent quality at moderate prices. The Santa Lucia Highlands fruit drives the most auction interest, given that appellation's reputation for achieving ripeness while retaining acidity.