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Red dry
Lingua Franca Tongue ’n Cheek Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2021 - a lightly complex Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. This wine is characterized by fruitiness, rich texture and Burgundian elegance.
The discreetness of the wine at the beginning later opens up with a complex of aromas: strawberries, violets, cherries, a little guava, mineral forest floor, spices.
A wine with medium body, lively acidity, soft tannins, a fresh mineral aftertaste.
The harvest is hand-picked at night or early in the morning - in order to maintain the freshness of the grapes and precise control of acidity. Spontaneous fermentation was carried out with wild yeasts, in stainless steel or concrete tanks. The wine was aged in French oak barrels for about 12 months (about 18-25% new). After aging, the wine is kept with yeast for another 4-5 months. This period helps to combine the aromas and give a smoother texture.
Serve at 16°C in Pinot Noir glasses alongside roasted wild poultry such as pheasant, duck or partridge.
Initial flinty tones on the nose of the 2021 Pinot Noir Tongue 'N Cheek give way to strawberry and raspberry preserves, aniseed and rooibos tea. The palate is bursting with generous, crunchy red fruit flavors. It’s structured by velvety tannins and mouthwatering acidity and has a long, latent finish. Powerful yet pretty, it unfurls dramatically with air and will benefit from 3-5+ years in the cellar.
Lingua Franca was co-founded by Larry Stone, David Honig, and Dominique Lafon in 2015, inspired by the exceptional vineyard site in the Eola-Amity Hills that Larry bought in 2012. They soon hired Thomas Savre, a brilliant young winemaker with work experience at some of the best domaines in Burgundy and an inquisitive mind. Together they have assembled a team of talented and passionate members. All are committed to farming and winemaking practices that respect the environment, believing that complex and undisturbed ecosystems help to create the most interesting and seductive wines.
