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The Pinot Noirs of Santa Lucia Highlands AVA shine.

While the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA grows numerous varietals including Chardonnay and Syrah, it's Pinot Noir that truly shines as its recent appellation tasting proved.

Santa Lucia Highlands (AVA)

The Pinot Noir Lowdown on
the Santa Lucia Highlands

The first collective appellation tasting of the Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir showed off the region’s stellar lineup.

by Laurie Daniel
June 11, 2007


To hear Nicky Hahn tell the story, he started pushing the notion of a Santa Lucia Highlands AVA in 1988, because he wanted to differentiate his Smith & Hook Cabernet Sauvignon from Cabernet grown elsewhere in Monterey, which had developed the reputation of being vegetal.

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