Lucia 2018 Pinot Noir, Gary's Vyd., Santa Lucia Highlands
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Lucia 2018 Pinot Noir, Gary's Vyd., Santa Lucia Highlands
Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir is a California benchmark!
Quick Taste
- 96 Points!
- One of the most famous vineyards in California
- (2018 is) " the finest vintage of this release I’ve tasted!"
About Lucia 2018 Pinot Noir, Gary's Vyd., Santa Lucia Highlands
The limited-production Lucia wines are produced by the Pisoni family, created using classic, gentle and thoughtful winemaking techniques. Hand-picked and sorted grapes are fermented on native yeasts and aged in carefully selected French oak barrels. Their state-of-the-art winemaking facility uses gravity flow as part of a custom design conceived to merge the estate vineyards and winery. This affords complete control of the farming and winemaking process, ensuring consistently superior quality.
Grown exclusively from their Pisoni, Garys’ and Soberanes vineyards, the Lucia appellation-based wines are a wonderful representation of their estate vineyards, of which each block is cultivated to the same high standards.
Garys’ Vineyard has been named “one of the most famous vineyards in California”. It is a joint venture between Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni, two native growers of the Santa Lucia Highlands. Pinot Noir and Syrah grapes have enjoyed long, slow growing seasons in this 50-acre parcel since 1997. The vineyard’s position on a sloping hillside in the center of the 16-mile long appellation offers a true representation of the Santa Lucia Highlands: alluvial soils with heavy fog and strong, cold winds in the summer. This 2018 aged for 11 months in 52% new French oak barrels.
Jeb Dunnuck scored this 96 points saying "The 2018 Pinot Noir Garys’ Vineyard is a little more dense, focused, and tight, with beautiful black cherry and currant fruits as well as notes of camphor, new leather, violets, and earthy notes. I love its balance. Medium to full-bodied, it has nicely integrated acidity, subtle oak, and a great finish. It’s going to keep for 7-8 years, easily. Along with the 2016, it’s the finest vintage of this release I’ve tasted!"
Grown exclusively from their Pisoni, Garys’ and Soberanes vineyards, the Lucia appellation-based wines are a wonderful representation of their estate vineyards, of which each block is cultivated to the same high standards.
Garys’ Vineyard has been named “one of the most famous vineyards in California”. It is a joint venture between Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni, two native growers of the Santa Lucia Highlands. Pinot Noir and Syrah grapes have enjoyed long, slow growing seasons in this 50-acre parcel since 1997. The vineyard’s position on a sloping hillside in the center of the 16-mile long appellation offers a true representation of the Santa Lucia Highlands: alluvial soils with heavy fog and strong, cold winds in the summer. This 2018 aged for 11 months in 52% new French oak barrels.
Jeb Dunnuck scored this 96 points saying "The 2018 Pinot Noir Garys’ Vineyard is a little more dense, focused, and tight, with beautiful black cherry and currant fruits as well as notes of camphor, new leather, violets, and earthy notes. I love its balance. Medium to full-bodied, it has nicely integrated acidity, subtle oak, and a great finish. It’s going to keep for 7-8 years, easily. Along with the 2016, it’s the finest vintage of this release I’ve tasted!"
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 14.0%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type Red
- Country United States
- Region California
- Appellation Central Coast
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