Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2017 (750ml)
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Tasting Note
Lingua Franca Bunker Hill Chardonnay 2017 is elegant, vibrant, and finely textured. Aromas of lemon oil, white peach, crushed oyster shell, and subtle brioche rise from the glass, supported by hints of flint and delicate spice. The palate is taut and focused, showing layered citrus, fresh orchard fruit, and a laser-like mineral core. With beautifully integrated acidity and a long, precise finish, this is a refined, terroir-driven Chardonnay with remarkable tension and purity.
About the Winery, Production & Critical Reputation
Lingua Franca, founded by master sommelier Larry Stone in the Eola–Amity Hills, has quickly become one of Oregon’s most acclaimed Chardonnay producers. Bunker Hill is sourced from one of the region’s wind-swept, volcanic-soil vineyards—an exceptional site known for producing wines of intensity, salinity, and structure. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in mostly neutral French oak, the 2017 captures the cool precision of the vintage with impressive depth and finesse. Critics consistently praise Lingua Franca for its Burgundian sensibility and world-class balance, often scoring this cuvée in the mid-90s for its complexity, tension, and age-worthy architecture. The 2017 Bunker Hill stands as a benchmark Oregon Chardonnay: focused, mineral, and deeply expressive.
