2004 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
By focusing solely on Pinot Noir from the most prestigious vineyard sites in California and Oregon, and by vinifying each barrel separately by lot, clone, yeast and cooper, we champion individuality of place and intensity of flavor in each wine we produce

Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.2%
pH: 3.89
Total Acid: 0.54
Cooperage:100% French, 51% New
Cases: 242

Winemakers' Comments
It isn’t often that we release a wine that has already been reviewed by one of the major wine writers. Usually, we release our wines fairly quickly and by the time we send them out to the wine writers and then the magazines get around to publishing the review, the wine is close to being sold out. So it is nice to actually have a review on a wine prior to its release. Back in May of 2005 we sat down with Robert M. Parker, Jr. and tasted him on a number of our wines including this 2004 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir.

Here’s what Parker had to say, “The 2004 Pinot Noir (which was about to be bottled when I tasted it) possesses sweet plum and black cherry fruit along with notions of earth, licorice, and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied with supple/ velvety tannins that caress the palate, it should drink well for 3-4 years.”He rated the wine 90-92 points.

We are pretty pleased with this wine as well. As always, it is a blend of fruit from the Rosella’s, Garys’, and Pisoni Vineyards. It is a very lush, very immediate wine with the aforementioned black cherry fruit and hints of pine needles and other forest floor elements. Personally, we think this is an early drinking Pinot, one that tastes great right now. We hope you order a bottle or two, pop one and let us know what you think.

- Adam & Dianna Lee

Accolades for the 2004 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

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