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THE STORY BEHIND THE LABELS

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

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Wine is a combination of the

place it is from and the people

that make it  .  .  .

- Emile Peynaud

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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.

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"…families were scattered through the hills, trying their best to scratch a living

from the thin flinty soils.”                       —John Steinbeck, East of Eden.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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