Lingua Franca - Avni Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 Dirk van der Niepoort is

Dirk van der Niepoort is currently the fifth generation to lead the family company

Soon after graduating from Elsenburg

and a native ferment and rest in oak (85% neutral German

In 1978 the Dartier family bought a further 4 hectare plot called La Magdeleine and in 1989

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Lingua Franca - Avni Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 Dirk van der Niepoort isThe Willamette Valley is an ideal location to grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Its average seasonal temperatures, long daylight hours in the summer months, and total annual rainfall resemble the conditions in Burgundy, where the fruit attains uncontested perfection. The 66 acre Lingua Franca Estate vineyard is situated on Lone Star Road, next door to two iconic vineyard sites in the Eola Amity Hills: Seven Springs, and Lone Star Vineyard. The site is