Littorai Wendling Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
Our Verdict
When it comes to Californian Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Littorai is a star. In fact I’ll go one further … it’s a legend. Littorai’s founder, owner and winemaker, Ted Lemon, has a winemaking pedigree that stretches from Central Otago, through Burgundy (a host of great domains including a stint as Head Winemaker and Vineyard Manager at Domaine Guy Roulot) to California’s Napa and Sonoma.
Littorai belongs to Ted and his wife Heidi: it’s a postcard for biodynamic practices and the notion of single-vineyard production. The Littorai range stretches across seven vineyards from Sonoma Coast and five from Anderson Valley; mostly producing Pinot Noirs, but including a small but very significant parcel of two Chardonnays. The wines aren’t attempting Burgundy: they are emphatically proud of their origins. But there is Burgundian philosophy in their DNA – textural, savoury, long-lived and wielding significant tannin.
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Wendling Vineyard Block E is crazy, wild and captivating. All the elements are so well balanced. Soaring aromatics meld into red/purplish fruit, blood orange, cinnamon, mint and dried flowers. Deep and layered yet light on its feet, the 2022 is a magical, sensual wine that captures all the hedonistic and intellectual senses. More importantly, the Wendling shows what is possible in Anderson Valley." 97 Points ~ Antonio Galloni.
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