Lingua Franca, Estate Chardonnay Vintage:2021 The palate is very well

The palate is very well balanced with supple but firm tannins framing the pure blackberry and bilberry fruit

I thought long and hard about this

45 ha parcel of 70+ year old vines)

000 bottles and 150 magnums were produced

a textbook harvest and the wine is subtle

Lingua Franca, Estate Chardonnay Vintage:2021 The palate is very wellThe 2021 Chardonnay Estate blossoms nearly smoky, with stone dust and hints of graphite complicating crushed green apples and lime zest. This impresses further with its vividly ripe stone fruits flowing across a silken core, taking on a sensation of liquid rocks as pretty inner florals resonate throughout. It's deceivingly long, seeming to drop off with hints of citrus, followed by a reprise of minerality and lemon oil. It's a gentle giant.