2017 Lingua Franca AVNI Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

Estate vines are located in eight separate parcels within the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation

A cold soak of 3 to 4 days prior to fermentation allows gentle extraction of color and aromatic phenols

The terroir is archetypal of the best terroirs in Châteauneuf: rolled pebbles on the surface

Chidaine notes that these deep-rooted vines transmit an elegant minerality from the black flint soils

Most of the wines are made from indigenous Turkish varieties

It is fair to say that Lionel Gauthier is a bit of a misfit in Vouvray

Clos Baquey is a blend of Cabernet Franc (35%)

with gentle extractions and long macerations to follow

Davis and was only 26 years old when he started at the winery

Ageing always in our own American oak barrels

enabling selective picking of the grapes at their optimum ripeness

She has been the head winemaker for the Joseph Drouhin family for over 20 years