The Winery Lucia of Santa Lucia Highlands of California

Winery Lucia - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This estate is part of the Pisoni Estates.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California

The Winery Lucia is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lucia wines

Looking for the best Winery Lucia wines in Santa Lucia Highlands among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lucia wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Lucia wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Lucia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lucia

How Winery Lucia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, grenadins of veal with ceps or duck legs with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lucia

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lucia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or floral and sometimes also flavors of slate, vegetal or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lucia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lucia

  • 2018With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lucia.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.

In the mouth of Santa Lucia Highlands is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 248 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Lucia Highlands, producing 560 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Lucia Highlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Lucia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lucia

How Winery Lucia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of creole chipolatas, sea bream a la plancha or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lucia

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lucia. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lucia. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lucia

  • 2013With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lucia.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lucia

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Lucia Highlands? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lucia.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Lucia and wines from the region

San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA

San Luis Obispo Coast was awarded on 9 March, 2022 by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The new AVA establishes a 97 kilometer-long strip along California that locals call SLO (slow) Coast, describing the Pacific Ocean’s influence on the area’s culture and lifestyle, terrain, and wines.  SLO Coast is located midway between two major California cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with Burgundy varieties making up a majority of San Luis Obispo Coast’s high-end wine pr ...

Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.