International Wine Report Reviews Lundeen Wines
Jeremy Young of International Wine Report recently tasted and reviewed our current line up of wines. We are so grateful for his thoughtful reviews and are honored by his kind words!
Jeremy joined the Editorial team for International Wine Report in 2020 with a focus on Washington, Oregon and Santa Barbara wines, with an additional interest in Italian and German wines. He recently received his WSET3 with Distinction from the WSET Wine and Spirits Education Trust and will be participating in the Italian Wine Scholar program soon. As a serial entrepreneur starting and sold dozens of businesses, Jeremy was awarded the title of Entrepreneur of the Year in Arizona in 2016. He has a great perspective on wine, having visited practically every major wine region in the world in just a few years. Jeremy has visited Italy multiple times, where he developed his love and passion for all-things Italian wines. Jeremy will be sharing inside details of what makes a winery and winemaker special, while providing valuable and insightful information to consumers to help guide their wine-buying decisions.
2018 Brut Rosé
The wonderful 2018 Brut Rosé from Lundeen comes from 100% Pinot Noir fruit, where 90% of the fruit was slowly pressed off the skins while 10% was fermented on the skins for 7 days to blend with the base wine. A stunning light red color that reminds me of a Taval Rosé, this wine was also all hand disgorged. Essence of fresh raspberries, toasted biscuits, yellow apple, and white peach flavors and aromas combine gracefully in the glass. A lovely stone fruit an brioche note finish the wine. 50 cases made.
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NV Lundeen ‘Brut Reserve’ Sparkling Wine
The Lundeen Brut Reserve Sparkling Wine are all hand disgorged and boasts an aggressive mousse that dissipates after a few minutes in the glass. Wonderful aromas of sliced lemon, lime zest, green apple, biscuits, and marzipan pop on the nose. It finishes clean and crisp. 80 cases produced.
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2021 Articulate Chardonnay
The 2021 Articulate Chardonnay from Lundeen sat in neutral French oak puncheons for 10 months and then left on the lees for six more months in tank prior to bottling. Simple but delicious, it sports notes of honey-coated pears, fresh apples, sea breeze, and a bit of tropical fruit tones to finish things off. Only 50 cases made.
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2021 Articulate Pinot Noir
The 2021 Articulate Pinot Noir from Lundeen was aged in a combination of 10% new French oak and stainless steel for 16 months prior to bottling. Sporting a medium garnet-ruby core with a light silver rim in the glass, it commences with aromas of forest breeze, crushed mountain blueberries, Meyer lemon zest, turned earth, and toasted clove. Smooth with integrated tannins and a broad mouthfeel, it finishes with a lovely candied cherry note on the mid-palate. 220 cases were made.
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2021 Lundeen ‘Sylvia's’ Pinot Noir
Aged in all French oak barrels for 12 months prior to bottling, the 2021 Sylvia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir from Lundeen presents a gorgeous light to medium ruby core with a silvery rim. A lovely expressive nose of freshly crushed strawberries, mountain raspberries, forest herbs, wet earth, and dried rose petals gives way to notes of red plums and crushed autumn leaves on the finish with a touch of meatiness that sits on the back palate. Just 50 cases were produced.
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2021 Lundeen ‘La Cantera Vineyard’ Pinot Noir
A medium ruby-garnet core with a lighter pink rim in the glass, the 2021 La Cantera Vineyard Pinot Noir from Lundeen rested for 12 months in neutral French oak barrels before bottling. Blue fruited with loads of spice and forest herbs, it’s lush and silky smooth and races to the finish with its mouthwatering acidity. Only 50 cases were made.