2022 Lingua Franca, ‘Avni’ Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, OR

$35.00

23 Bottles Available in Stock

Appellation: Oregon

Vintage: 2022

Country: 2022

Producer: Master sommelier Larry Stone purchased the Janzen Farm in 2012, soon joined by Burgundy winemakers Dominique Lafon + protege Thomas Savre(now the winemaker)

  • Lingua Franca ‘ the common or universal language’

Place: in the heart of Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley Oregon

Soil: Gelderman, silty Nekia, Jory

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Farming: organic/ biodynamic principles – Dry farming/low intervention

Winemaking: hand-harvested, destemmed (10% whole cluster), spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast in stainless & cement tanks, aged in 27% new & 73% old French oak barriques for 12 months.

Tasting Notes: Fragrant – Red Fruit – Black Tea – Rose Petal