Description
Producer notes: "Lingua Franca's Sisters Chardonnay combines the finest lots from grapes grown in two extremely stony Eola-Amity Hills vineyards situated near Lingua Franca Estate. The poor basalt-based soils create a complex flavor and aroma profile that can express layers of flavor, including floral, mineral, savory and fruity elements similar to what we find on our own Lingua Franca Estate. Each year we select the most refined and distinguished barrels of Chardonnay in our cellar for the creation of Sisters." Our own tasting notes peg this as the most intense—and currently most reductive—of the Lingua Franca Chardonnays. It has amazing structure and length, and if presented blind, we would probably guess it was white Burgundy. No surprise there, as Oregon Chardonnay seems to be getting better and better and stylistically suggests Burgundy more than California. A wine to cellar if you can, as another 5-10 years will reward the patient.
