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2019 Lingua Franca Estate Pinot Noir

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November 26, 2023 - $45

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RATINGS

96The Wine Advocate

...alluring perfume of cranberry sauce, forest floor, angostura bitters and loads of floral nuance. The light-bodied palate is focused and pure with a particularly seamless, silky mouthfeel, and delicate yet layered perfume defines the long finish.

95Vinous / IWC

Intensely perfumed aromas of fresh red and blue fruits, candied flowers, Asian spices and mocha; suggestions of vanilla and nori build as the wine opens up. Deeply concentrated but lively as well, offering juicy, mineral-laced black raspberry, cherry cola, boysenberry, candied rose and spicecake flavors that show superb clarity and back-end lift. Closes impressively long and precise, with polished, even tannins and resonating floral and spice notes.

92James Suckling

Hibiscus with other floral and orange-peel aromas follow through to a medium body with firm tannins and a fresh, bright finish.

91Wine Enthusiast

There's a pleasantly sweet/tart tang to this wine suggesting fresh-picked blackberries. The immediate appeal leads into a lighter style with wet-stone minerality. This is not terribly concentrated, but it's a palate-pleasing wine whose lightness and flavors are comparable to Gamay.

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.