Lucia Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Chardonnay 2023 CRV5 all on the same low-intervention

all on the same low-intervention logic

some almond nuttiness

Aged for nine months in century-old oak foudres

Chardonnay sourced entirely from the family's choice parcels in Vertus

Lucia Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Chardonnay 2023 CRV5 all on the same low-interventionLucia is the Pisoni family's brand, run by Mark Pisoni from the same legendary Santa Lucia Highlands vineyards that put the region on the world map. The Estate Cuvee Chardonnay pulls from Pisoni and Soberanes two of the most sought after sites in the SLH and gets the family's signature treatment: hand picked, native yeast, French oak. The 2023 vintage was a slow, late one in the Highlands, and the wine shows it: round, rich, and exuberant, with golden