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2021 Lingua Franca, Tongue'n Cheek Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon, USA
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Pinot Noir
Ready - youthful
(Drink 2024 - 2034)
- Clive Pursehouse
- 94/100
- Erin Brooks
- 95/100
Product: 20211526369
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Description
A beautiful light ruby colour with purple shades. It is a little shy on the nose but opens quickly in the glass. Ripe crunchy red fruit, black cherry, strawberries fill the glass with hints of herbaceousness from the partially whole bunch fermentation adding extra complexity to the wine. Elevated acidity carries the fruit beautifully on the palate which brims with hints of leather, crushed rocks, earthy components, and sour cherry. Long finish, balanced tannins, all in all a very impressive wine!
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful
(2024 - 2034)
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Lingua Franca
Critics reviews
Clive Pursehouse 94/100
With its violet hue hints and the pungent floral notes that leap from the glass, this Pinot equals clone 777 and 943. The resulting wine is effusively floral and fresh red fruited—notes of red raspberries, chicory root and pomegranate with just a whisper of frankincense. The well-knit palate confidently flashes fleshy red and purple fruits. Sumac and sois bois bring an earth-driven elegance to the finish, kissed with spearmint.
Drink 2023 - 2032
Erin Brooks 95/100
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 flavours. 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.
Drink 2025 - 2040