2020 Littorai Pinot Noir The Return
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The 2020 Pinot Noir The Return brings together so many of the elements that make Ted Lemon's wines so appealing. Bright and lifted, but with good depth, the 2020 is so classy. Clean mineral notes run through a core of red berry fruit, blood orange, mint, white flowers and chalk. The 2020 was done entirely with destemmed fruit, and it is the purity of that fruit that is especially striking.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
James Suckling
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Sliced green strawberries and limes with a floral character on the nose. Medium body, fine tannins and a linear and fresh finish. Tangy and tight. Drink now.
The 2020 Pinot Noir The Return brings together so many of the elements that make Ted Lemon's wines so appealing. Bright and lifted, but with good depth, the 2020 is so classy. Clean mineral notes run through a core of red berry fruit, blood orange, mint, white flowers and chalk. The 2020 was done entirely with destemmed fruit, and it is the purity of that fruit that is especially striking.
About the producer
Littorai stands as one of California’s most quietly influential estates, defined by organic and biodynamic farming, site transparency, and a restrained, Burgundian sensibility.