Cool-climate California Chardonnay & Pinot Noir with winemaker Jeff Pisoni – Friday 1st May

When, in 1982, Gary Pisoni decided to extend his family’s farming activity into winemaking, planting vines on the craggy hillsides of the Santa Lucia Highlands, he was labelled something of a maverick. Indeed some locals chose to employ more colourful language…

Today, through his sons Jeff and Mark, Pisoni is one of Calfornia’s most acclaimed producers of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The Santa Lucia Highlands AVA is a 12-mile long, terraced region in Monterey County and, at 1,300 feet above sea level, Pisoni’s is the highest vineyard in the appellation. Here, grape-growing is defined by the long ripening season, the result of morning sun cooled by afternoon fog and breezes from the Pacific, with harvests often six weeks later than in other parts of the state.

Pisoni makes a range of small-lot wines fermented on native yeasts, aged in barrel and bottled unfiltered and unfined. The result is a range of arrestingly pure, focused wines. As well as an Estate Pinot and Chardonnay, plus a second label, Lucia, single-vineyard wines come from the Soberanes Vineyard (Chardonnay), a partnership with local grower Gary Franscioni (Pinot Noir), and the small, high-altitude Susan’s Hill vineyard (Syrah).

We’re delighted to welcome winemaker Jeff Pisoni to the Club for a relaxed Friday evening, and invite Members to join him to explore his wines and one of California’s most bijou regions.

The wines we’ll be tasting:
2024 Lucy Pico Blanco, Pisoni, Monterey County, California
2023 Lucia by Pisoni Chardonnay, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
2022 Chardonnay, Pisoni Estate, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
2024 Lucy Gamay Noir, Pisoni, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
2023 Lucia by Pisoni Pinot Noir, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
2022 Lucia by Pisoni Pinot Noir, Garys’ Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
2021 Pinot Noir, Pisoni Estate, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
2021 Lucia by Pisoni Syrah, Susan’s Hill Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, California

Friday 1st May
St. James’s Room
18:30 – Glass on arrival
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends

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