Lingua Franca Estate Pinot Noir 2022 (750ml) SalvetoWinemaker Notes Lingua Franca Estate Pinot Noir enters with red fruits of raspberry and pomegranate, juicy red cherry, and has moderate, round tannins that provide structure. The finish is medium long and mineral with a discernible salinity. Professional Ratings 94Wine Spectator So elegantly structured that its deep complexity sneaks up on you. Flavors of raspberry and cherry mix with crushed stone and black tea accents as this builds tension toward
blueberry and strawberry jam
The wine is characterized by its finesse and has a slight pearliness that is pleasant on the palate
finely saline and mineral finish
a soldier in the Royal Irish Fusilier Regiment for twenty years before returning home to Dunedin
Blend of young Madeira submitted to a unique heating process known as Estufagem (45 - 50ºC during 3 months)
Wines from Shea vineyard are earthy with a black cherry kick
while the crisply pure palate bursts with bright citrus notes that dance lithely over a grounded flint-like minerality
The palate has a refreshing taste of lemons with peach and apricot fruitiness
the stunning 2021 FIGGINS Red Wine was stored in 57% new French oak prior to bottling and is entirely sourced from their estate vineyard in the foothills of the Blue Mountains
After crushing the grapes
the wine reveals an extraordinary structure
Blackberries and blueberries on the nose
