Lucia by Pisoni Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands (2022) Vintage:2022 the oldest Champagne house

the oldest Champagne house

and its red Rubicon is one of the country's benchmark wines

Mahi is Brian Bicknell's take on what Marlborough Sauvignon can be

The depth-without-heaviness house style comes straight from the appellation's daily clock: overnight fog off Monterey Bay holds the cold and preserves acidity

Lucia by Pisoni Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands (2022) Vintage:2022 the oldest Champagne houseThe Pisonis farm three of the appellation's most respected sites Pisoni, Garys' and Soberanes and the Estate Cuve is the only Lucia that blends all three into a single wine, led by the high, rocky Pisoni vineyard with Garys' and Soberanes filling out the mid palate. The Lucia label is how that fruit reaches a sensible price. Hand picked, fermented with native yeast and aged in French oak under winemaker Jeff Pisoni, with gravity flow handling