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2015 Lingua Franca Tongue 'n Cheek Pinot Noir

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Obtained by inheritance

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

94Wine Spectator

Lithe and delicately complex, offering rose petal and tart blueberry aromas, with effortlessly balanced raspberry, river rock and spice flavors that finish with refined tannins.

93Vinous / IWC

Vibrant, sharply focused aromas of ripe red berries, potpourri and Asian spices, lifted by a smoky mineral nuance. Broad and concentrated on the palate, offering ripe raspberry, bitter cherry and spicecake flavors that show impressive energy, lift and focus. A rich yet lively Pinot that finishes with strong drive and chewy tannins that come on late.

93James Suckling

Aromas of raspberries, blueberries and rose petals. Hints of milk chocolate, too. Medium body, tight and lightly chewy tannins and a fresh and drinkable finish.

92Wine Enthusiast

...well-structured wine with compelling minerality. Its immaculate raspberry fruit is etched with well-modulated streaks of stem and leaf.

17Jancis Robinson

...balance of spice, earth and mixed red and black fruits carry through from the nose to the finish... Lightly tactile, fine-particled tannins and persistent fresh acidity carry this wine into a long finish.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola-Amity Hills

Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1983, and it is the oldest appellation in Oregon. Oregon’s modern wine industry began in the Willamette Valley in the 1960s when artists, vagabond winemakers, and U.C. Davis oenology graduates looking for new territory started their own, small, off-the-grid wineries. The appellation is the state’s largest, and it extends 175 miles from Columbia River on the Washington/Oregon border to just south of Eugene, near central Oregon. The Willamette River runs through the area, helping to give the appellation a mild year-round climate. There are six smaller sub-appellations within this AVA, but altogether the Willamette Valley has the largest concentration of wineries in Oregon, as well as the majority of the state’s most famous producers. Pinot Noir is king here, followed by Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. To most admirers of Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley offers the most distinctive wine choices in the state.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

2015 Lingua Franca Tongue 'n Cheek Pinot Noir