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Appellation: Santa Lucia Highlands
Owner: Gary Pisoni
Acreage (for Testarossa):

  • Pinot Noir, 3 acres, planted in 1992
Yield: 2.75 tons per acre
Soil Composition: Decomposed granite & clay
Elevation: 1,200 feet
Exposure: Southeasterly facing slopes
Climate: Summer temperatures ranging from 75 to 85 degrees in the afternoon, and between 50 to 55 degrees at night.
First Testarossa vintage:
1997-Pinot Noir

Gary Pisoni and his family have never wavered in their belief that Pinot Noir is the greatest red varietal on the planet and that the slopes of the Santa Lucia Highlands in the cool northern climes of California’s Monterey County are the best place to grow Pinot Noir. His family’s intense obsession with growing the world’s best Pinot Noir shows in every bottle from their unique vineyard.

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