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Article about Gary Pisoni's Passion from Monterey County Weekly 11/2010
Country of Origin: USA
Location: Santa Lucia Highlands
People: Gary, Mark & Jeff Pisoni, Owners | Gary & Jeff Pisoni, Winemakers


Pisoni Vineyards is not just a place. It's a passion. It's where Gary Pisoni threw reason to the Monterey County wind in 1982, planting five acres of Pinot Noir in the Santa Lucia Mountains without a water source. It's where he challenged conventional wisdom again nine years later by placing own-rooted vines into the virgin decomposed-granite soil, rather than grafting them on phylloxera-resistant rootstock. Today Pisoni Vineyards consists of 45 acres of small vineyard blocks, each with a distinct soil type and microclimate. Perched at 1,300 feet on the southern end of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, the mountain estate overlooks the fertile Salinas Valley. The Burgundian-crazy founder and visionary of Pisoni Vineyards & Winery oversees all viticultural and winemaking activities. For over 20 years, this maverick has produced Pinot Noir grapes for premium California vintners, gaining recognition for his uncompromised practices and exceptional fruit. He and his two sons presented the first release of Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir in 1998 and introduced a sister label, Lucia, in 2000.

"This estate is managed by the Pisoni Family, and high quality and realistic prices are the name of the game here. Year in, year out, these wines over-deliver. While 2011 was an extremely cool, long season, these wines have beautiful ripeness as well as clean, pure aromas and flavors." - The Wine Advocate 8/2013

"Pisoni is very much a family affair. Jeff and Mark Pisoni run the Lucia label, which they basically use for everything except the Pisoni Pinot. Jeff and Mark Pisoni are both at the beginning of what look like extremely promising careers full of potential and promise." - The Wine Advocate 2012

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Pisoni 2013 'Lucy' Rose of Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands Net Price — — New!
Pisoni 2012 'Lucia' Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands Net Price — — New!
Pisoni 2012 'Lucia' Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands Net Price — — New!
Pisoni 2010 'Lucia' Syrah, Susan's Hill, Santa Lucia Highlands Net Price Reviews —
Pisoni (187 ml) 2013 'Lucy' Rose of Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands Net Price — — New!
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Pisoni 2010 'Lucia' Syrah, Susan's Hill, Santa Lucia Highlands
Rating: 88

Firm and complex, with a trim mix of loamy earth, dried berry, sage and cedar. Gets reined in towards the end, but should improve with short-term cellaring. Best from 2013 through 2022.

- The Wine Spectator (12/31/2012)

Pisoni 2010 'Lucia' Syrah, Susan's Hill, Santa Lucia Highlands
Rating: 88

The 2010 Syrah Susan’s Hill, from the top ridge in Pisoni, shows just how challenging the vintage is for Syrah. There is good purity in the fruit, but not enough sheer stuffing to balance the wine’s structural components, which results in an overall feeling of compactness. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2018.

- The Wine Advocate (8/1/2012)