Lingua Franca, Estate Chardonnay Vintage:2019 with that smokiness and reminiscences

with that smokiness and reminiscences of their ancient caves

The 1998 is one for the more patient amongst readers

backward and very much built-to-age finish

750 cases made

Lingua Franca, Estate Chardonnay Vintage:2019 with that smokiness and reminiscencesThe 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.