Jeb Dunnuck Reviews the 2019 Vintage of Pisoni Estate
The 2019 Pisoni Estate wines were recently reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck, earning high praise and comments for the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The 2019 Pisoni Estate wines were recently reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck, earning high praise and comments for the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Follow José María Soberanes onto the Salinas Valley floor as part of the Portola Expedition, where the Pisoni family would also lay down roots a century later.
Possessing a deep, staining purple hue from edge to edge, the 2019 Lucia Garys’ Vineyard Syrah boasts an impressively complex and powerful profile as it fills the glass.
Coating the palate like a layer of velvet, flavors of strawberry compote, kirsch, and black tea are backed by hints of toasty, spicy oak and vibrant acidity.
At first, subtle notes of dried raspberry and sous bois were most prominent, but time in the glass promotes the expression of richer, more powerful notes of black cherry, crushed strawberry, sandalwood, and baking spice.