The 2023 Pinot Noir Lingua Franca Estate is expressive with a layered perfume of dark stones, savory, salty earth, lavender, black raspberries, and leather. It offers medium to full-bodied richness, with lovely umami undertones that will become more pronounced over time. The finish is marked by its more lavender-noted perfume, which lingers through the back palate. This requires some patience and will only improve with another few years in the cellar. Drink over the next 12-15 years.
94 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Sep 2025)
The 2023 Pinot Noir Estate is dusty and floral, with nuances of crushed violet and lavender, blackberries and a hint of licorice. Silken in feel, it reveals depths of ripe red and blue fruits that swirl across a stream of cooling acidity as crunchy tannins form toward the close. Structure defines the finish, with a spicy tinge and a twang of citrus that puckers the cheeks under an air of rosy inner florals.
93 points, Eric Guido, Vinous (Jul 2025)
A spirited yet graceful red, with tiers of cherry, pomegranate, green tea and stony mineral accents that build tension toward steely tannins. Drink now through 2033. 2,987 cases made.
93 points, Tim Fish, Wine Spectator (Mar 2026)
Compelling aromas of bright red fruit, spices, wild blackberries and blueberries and freshly turned soil. This is a really pretty, medium-bodied wine with flavors of fresh raspberries and dried cherries. Some delicate minerality and rose petals on the palate as well. Drink or hold.
93 points, Courtney Humiston, James Suckling (Dec 2025)
Ripe and earth-driven, the Estate Pinot Noir sees mostly neutral French oak for 12 months of elévage. Umami notes of mushroom, forest floor, exotic smoky spices and dessicated violets. On the palate, it's dark and brooding as blue and black fruits are framed by salty, savoury herbs and an intensity of black tea providing structure through the finish.
93 points, Clive Pursehouse, Decanter (Aug 2025)
Matured in 23% new French oak, the 2023 Pinot Noir Estate has open-knit aromas of wild berries, orange peel, forest floor and flint. The medium-bodied palate is concentrated and nuanced with fine, chalky tannins, bright acidity and a long, spicy finish.
92 points, Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate (Nov 2025)
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