Lingua Franca - Estate Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2022

Lingua Franca - Estate Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2022The Willamette Valley is an ideal location to grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Its average seasonal temperatures, long daylight hours in the summer months, and total annual rainfall resemble the conditions in Burgundy, where the fruit attains uncontested perfection. The 66 acre Lingua Franca Estate vineyard is situated on Lone Star Road, next door to two iconic vineyard sites in the Eola Amity Hills: Seven Springs, and Lone Star Vineyard. The site is

finesse and harmony

their wines come exclusively from their own vineyards

they’ve been protecting and rediscovering key indigenous grapes

Crafted in BC from Washington State grapes

family-owned company and is now managed by Jean-Claude’s son

Legend has it that on one particular round trip to India

He borrowed money from the bank and

ferrous notes

The site is home to some of our best Pinot Noir vines which produce a very expressive wine that is reflective of the sub-Geographic Indication of Okanagan Falls

Pairs beautifully with elegant flavours such as silken tofu

a due-south section of 65-year-old ungrafted Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines that go into Laurent’s Coeur de Cuvée

with grapes ripening in August