Lucienne 2019 Smith Pinot Noir 750 mL

· Single Vineyard Expressions: Limited production; the finest expression of Pinot Noir from specific SLH sites.· Critical Acclaim: Consistent 90+ point scores from wine publications and writers. · Vine to Bottle: Entirely estate grown, fermented, aged and bottled.· Estate vineyards are 100% Certified Sustainable as audited by an independent, third party.Owned by Nicolaus Lucien Hahn, the winery is a separate facility tucked into the Hahn Estates winery, actually a winery within a winery. As the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation has become one of the most prestigious Pinot Noir growing regions in California, Lucienne has resolved to focus top vineyard practices, expert winemaking, and the highest quality equipment to produce Pinot from the exceptional estate vineyards of Lone Oak and Doctor’s Vineyard.The inaugural release was the 2005 vintage which includes a Santa Lucia Highlands appellation and a Lone Oak single vineyard designation. The Lucienne Pinot Noir grapes were hand selected from very small and special blocks of the Doctor’s and Lone Oak Vineyards. We wanted Lucienne to express a sense of place and we feel that these two wines are a perfect marriage of Pinot Noir styles with one more masculine and full-bodied and another more silky and elegant in nature.Director of Winemaking and General Manager, Paul Clifton, along with Winemaker, Greg Freeman, craft the Lucienne wines utilizing his passion for Pinot Noir and cool climate viticulture. The two wines—a Santa Lucia Highlands appellation and Lone Oak single vineyard designation—are produced in small quantities with the first vintage coming from 2005. The wines are focused and elegant with a silky mouthfeel and pure velvety Pinot Noir flavors.