Winemaker's Notes: Dark ruby-red in color, the 2009 Lucia Pinot Noir, .SLH. is a good representation of how we view the 2009 vintage: balanced intensity. A blend from the Garys. and Pisoni Vineyards, the Pinot Noir offers an explosive bouquet of berry, spice, sage, clove and tea leaf. The palate is powerful and full of dense tannins that will give this wine promising age-ability. The nice acid, present in many 2009s, provides the balance for this intense wine.
"The 2008 Pinot Noir (which utilizes about 40% new oak) comes from above the Pisoni and Garys’ Vineyards, two of the top sites in the Santa Lucia Highlands. The wine has a perfumed bouquet of blue, red, and black fruits along with some forest floor, underbrush, and subtle background oak. Velvety textured, deep, full-bodied flavors cascade over the palate with a sweetness and purity that are admirable. About 10-15% stems were used in the fermentation, but they don’t show in the wine, although I am sure the nicely integrated, tannic structure of the wine is a result of them."
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate : 93
Aug 2010
VINTAGE
- 2008
VARIETAL
- 100% Pinot Noir
IMPORTER
- Vintage Imports
FARMING TECHNIQUE
- Traditional
PRESS
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate : 93
AVAILABILITY
- Colorado
WEBSITE
Lucia
