Lingua Franca Mimi's Mind Pinot Noir 2021

Lingua Franca Mimi's Mind Pinot Noir 2021

Lingua Franca Mimi's Mind Pinot Noir 2021

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96 pts Jeb Dunnuck
A more jeweled ruby color, the 2021 Pinot Noir Mimi's Mind is fantastic. An ode to Mimi Casteel and her vineyard practices, it’s an age-worthy wine with a lot of complexity on the nose, including notes of forest herbs, a touch of cinnamon, and bright pomegranate. Made with 35% whole cluster, this medium-bodied red has a fantastic, balanced structure, energetic, fresh acidity, and finely chiseled tannins. It is going to age gracefully and will improve with time, but it’s highly compelling now. Drink 2026-2040.

94 pts Wine Spectator
Shows elegance and vitality, with multilayered raspberry and cranberry flavors accented by crushed stone, black tea and rose petal tones, which gather tension and structure toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2031.

94 pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2021 Pinot Noir Mimi's Mind is powerful and complex. It has slowly unfurling, detailed aromas of wild berries, black tea, forest floor and fennel. The medium-bodied palate offers concentrated, layered, spicy flavors. It’s structured by chalky tannins and vibrant acidity and has a long, ultra-spicy finish.

Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Mimi’s Mind has a bright red fruit character with raspberry, strawberry, and citrus notes. It reveals a complex nose of herbs and rose petals, wearing its structure lightly, underpinned by the inclusion of some whole cluster fruit. This is the brightest vintage of Mimi’s Mind, gentle, delicate, and lyrical. Mimi Casteel’s vineyard has been a role model for regenerative farming, with thoughtful vineyard practices to improve the environment around and beyond her farm. We still name this cuvée in her honor. The 2021 Mimi’s Mind selection is 64% PN777 and the remainder classic Pommard Clone.

This wine will be excellent paired with poultry, such as rabbit braised with root vegetables and chanterelles, roast chicken with hedgehog mushroom, roasted lemon- thyme chicken, grilled quail seasoned with thyme and lemon, and a Pacific Northwest favorite plank-smoked salmon filet.

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