The 2005 La Lloptera is 100% Pinot Noir aged for 7 months in 50% new French oak. Dark ruby-colored, it displays an alluring bouquet of cedar, tobacco, Asian spices, black cherry, and black raspberry. Silky-textured, incipiently complex, and with serious varietal character, it has excellent volume, intense flavors, plenty of underlying structure, and a lengthy, fruit-filled finish. It merits 4-6 years of cellaring and will offer a drinking window extending from 2014 to 2025. Celler Escoda-Sanahuja’s 15 acre estate, founded in 2003, is organically farmed using biodynamic principles. In the winery no sulfur is used unless absolutely necessary and the wines are bottled without fining or filtration. Importer: Jonas Gustafsson, Vin de Terra Imports, Springfield, VA; tel. (703) 731-2058