The full expression of the partnership between Lingua Franca and Hope Well vineyards is Mimi's Mind. The grapes are farmed by Mimi Casteel on the Hope Well property and vinified in the cellar at Lingua Franca. There is more depth and richness here than in Mimi's wines, a weightier specimen that captures the beautiful fruit coming from Hope Well in a different light. Compact and layered now, this is a wine that will show best after a handful of years in the cellar and is sure to shine bright in the future.
David Langstaff
Really good. 2017 drinking a little early but great balance, earthy, not too bright. Would like to taste (and will) in another 5-7 years. Wonderful.
Really good. 2017 drinking a little early but great balance, earthy, not too bright. Would like to taste (and will) in another 5-7 years. Wonderful.
9.3Kai Wright
Much too soon, but such a gorgeous wine. Cherry, raspberry, roses, lavender, and a teeny touch of funk. Gotta get more to lay down.
Much too soon, but such a gorgeous wine. Cherry, raspberry, roses, lavender, and a teeny touch of funk. Gotta get more to lay down.
9.4Doug Sayed
Surprisingly translucent, with an explosion of fuit/flavor of robust red and blue fruits with substantial structure to back it up. Fantastic wine with an excellent finish and future.
Surprisingly translucent, with an explosion of fuit/flavor of robust red and blue fruits with substantial structure to back it up. Fantastic wine with an excellent finish and future.
9.4Jan-Willem van der Hek
F*** tight, sexy and young. Almost Volnay-esque.
F*** tight, sexy and young. Almost Volnay-esque.
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