The flagship blend—assembled from 20 different parcels across 15–16 named vineyard sites throughout Côte-Rôtie
underscored by Eastern spices—pink peppercorns
planted in 1969 and 1973 on crinoidal limestone and sandy marl
with the structure that Tannat brings but none of the rusticity that lesser examples can suffer
Bordeaux varieties in the most exposed parts of his vineyard
Lucia Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Chardonnay 2023 October2023Reductions The flagship blend—assembled from 20Lucia is the Pisoni family's brand, run by Mark Pisoni from the same legendary Santa Lucia Highlands vineyards that put the region on the world map. The Estate Cuvee Chardonnay pulls from Pisoni and Soberanes two of the most sought after sites in the SLH and gets the family's signature treatment: hand picked, native yeast, French oak. The 2023 vintage was a slow, late one in the Highlands, and the wine shows it: round, rich, and exuberant, with golden