Lingua Franca Avni Pinot Noir 2021

Avni PN is focused and flavorful, yet harmonious and balanced, with an overlying elegance and velvety mouthfeel. Red fruits dominate the flavor profile with some Black Cherry, spice, black tea, fresh herbs, and a hint of Black Cherry, tar and rose petal, finishing with a round texture. It is versatile, pairing well with hot smoked salmon and roasted poultry, even grilled meats.

Vineyard Notes
Nearly 32% of the Avni Pinot Noir comes from selected blocks of the Lingua Franca Estate. The remaining 68% comes from our best neighboring vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills, including Hope Well- elevating the complexity while retaining the round, savory character of this cuvée, but also from the South Salem Hills to Yamhill-Carlton. 2021 will count among the most regionally representative we have ever made.

Production Notes
Hand-harvested, sorted and destemmed, the grapes were fed bin by bin (not pumped) into medium and large sized stainless steel and cement fermenting tanks and then spontaneously fermented with wild yeast. 10% of the fruit for Avni Pinot Noir was not destemmed and went whole cluster into airtight tanks. The wines aged in 27% new and 73% old French oak barriques for 12 months and 4 in tank as the final assemblage prior to bottling.

Tasting Profile