Lingua Franca, Avni Chardonnay Vintage:2019 The 1999 Pichon-Baron now has

The 1999 Pichon-Baron now has better precision and focus than the 1998

160 cases made

Showing deep black cherry and mineral-laced dark fruits intermixed with licorice

but when I first tasted it some 16 months ago

Delicate and magnificently subtle

Lingua Franca, Avni Chardonnay Vintage:2019 The 1999 Pichon-Baron now hasFull bottle 1,345 g. Entry level blend sourced 60% from the volcanic soils of Eola Amity Hills including Bunker Hill vineyard, 32% from Van Duzer Corridor and 8% from Chehalem. A rather humid growing season and vintage. Broad and spicy with excellent acidity but perhaps not that much depth. Lots to chew on on the end. A certain lemon cough drop quality to this. Still quite chewy on the end, which comes a little suddenly.