Lucia Vineyards. The story behind the wine labels
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T H E S T O R Y B E H I N D T H E L A B E L S
Wine is a combination of the
place it is from and the people
that make it . . .
- Emile Peynaud
With generations of farming history in Monterey County and a
commitment to making exceptional wines, the Pisoni family
handcrafts Lucia wines from the Pisoni, Garys’ and Soberanes
vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands.
"…families were scattered through the hills, trying their best to scratch a living
from the thin flinty soils.” —John Steinbeck, East of Eden.
The Santa Lucia Highlands appellation runs through
the rugged soils at the base of one of California’s
coastal mountain ranges. Cold breezes and daily fog
define this region as a cold-climate viticultural area.
Small blocks of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah are
nestled in and around the mountainous landscape.
The goal of the Pisoni family is to craft wines of distinct
character and identity, wines that display a
combination of power and elegance that echo their
origins. Three special vineyard sites throughout the
appellation offer their gifts.
S A N T A L U C I AH I G H L A N D S
C U V É E
This cuvée is a purerepresentation of the Santa
Lucia Highlands. Theharvests of all three
vineyards are blended,combining elements from
each to form a cuvée that isdistinctly Santa Lucia
Highlands—at the quality ofa single-vineyard wine.
S O B E R A N E SV I N E Y A R D
With closely spaced vinesplanted in 2006 in a
particularly rocky spot alongthe appellation, the
Soberanes Vineyard is hometo Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
and Syrah. All three varietalsproduced here display the
inherent characteristics of thisvineyard: floral tones and
minerality with firm acidity.
G A R Y S 'V I N E Y A R D
This vineyard is named afterthe “Two Garys’” (Pisoni &
Franscioni), whocollaborated in planting thisvineyard in 1996. The classicsandy loam soils producespice- and fruit-focusedwines with exceptional
purity. Here we grow PinotNoir and Syrah.
S U S A N ' S H I L LV I N E Y A R D
Nestled on top of one ofthe highest ridges in theSanta Lucia Highlands,this is the sole block at
Pisoni Vineyards planted toSyrah. The block was
selected particularly for itsshallow, predominantlygranite soil with veins ofquartz. These conditions
stress the vines andproduce firmly structured,intense and age-worthy
Syrah.
L U C I A V I N E Y A R D S . C O M