2016 Wendling Vineyard Pinot Noir
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The 2016 Pinot Noir Wendling Vineyard Block E is once again the star of this range at Littorai. A wine of striking inner sweetness and perfume, the Wendling is simply rapturous in its beauty. All the elements simply fall into place effortlessly. The Wendling is translucent, weightless and absolutely stunning. Readers who can find it should not hesitate. What a wine!
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Lovely pure expression of Anderson Valley that took a little time to soften and blossom but was beautifully balanced and fine. Bravo!
Some forest-wood and plenty of bright, red-fruit aromas. Lots of blue-fruit flavor on the palate with cedary oak, crisp tannins and good depth. Try from 2020.
The newest site Ted works with, and located not far from the Pacific Ocean, the 2016 Pinot Noir Wendling Vineyard Block E offers a fresh, floral, medium-bodied style in its strawberry and blueberry fruits, violets, and blood orange aromatics. It has fine tannin, a vibrant, fresh style, and a great finish. It needs at least 2-3 years of bottle age. This is another estate making a distinctly vibrant, fresh style of wine that’s going to appeal to the Burgundy lovers out there. It’s an incredibly educational tasting going through all these different single vineyards from Ted Lemon and these are interesting, singular wines. As a whole, the 2015s shows slightly more oomph compared to the 2016s, yet both vintages have vibrant acidity and balanced profiles. As expected, quantities are slightly up in 2016.
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.