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Wine · US Chardonnay

Lingua Franca, Avni Chardonnay

A case of 12 takes 15% off at checkout (12 or more bottles of wine, any size, mix and match).

Pay online, pick up at the shop, 2690 Broadway. Ready in about 2 hours during pickup hours. Orders placed after 5:30 PM (4:30 PM on Sunday) are ready the next day from 10:30 AM (11:30 AM Sunday).

The tasting card

From the label

Read off the bottle in our own photograph.

Vintage on the label

2022

Alcohol

13%

Size on the label

NET CONTENTS 750 ML

From the tech sheet

Printed for the 2022 vintage by the producer (shop.linguafranca.wine). A figure the sheet repeats word for word from another year is left out.

Grapes

Chardonnay

Tasting note

mineral, citrus, white flowers, spice; vibrant, beautifully balanced; round texture; clean, lingering finish; lemon peel, green apple, river stone; pear, quince

From the producer's tech sheet for the 2022 vintage, in the sheet's own words, shortened.

Winemaking

From the producer's tech sheet for the 2022 vintage. Only what the sheet prints.

Aged for

11 months sur lie; six months in closed tanks prior to bottling

Aged in

26% new, 600-liter puncheons, 74% neutral large wooden casks and old French oak puncheons and barriques; closed tanks with their lees

Made

Whole cluster pressed with 2.5% crushed; settled in tank for 24 hours on average; barrel fermented with wild yeast; Primary and malolactic fermentation were spontaneous

Blend

Chardonnay

About this bottle

Full notes are coming soon. We only publish what we can confirm from the producer or the bottle itself, so this page grows as we check it. Ask us in the shop, or ask Chaz, our AI sommelier, at the bottom of the page.