Vineyard

Costa Vineyard

Est. 2007

Our J. Lohr Highland's Bench Pinot Noir comes from the Costa Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation of Monterey. We were invited to partner with the Costa family to establish a Pinot Noirand Chardonnay vineyard in 2008 on the family property. We participated in soil evaluation, vineyard layout, and clone and rootstock selection, ultimately choosing the highest elevations and most gravelly soils for Pinot Noir planting. The close proximity to Monterey Bay, the eastern slope and aspect, and the elevation above the valley floor provide a cool, sunny, and ideal environment for growing intensely flavored Burgundian varieties. The Pinot Noir clones selected for this 2022 vintage were a 70/30 blend of Dijon origin 667 and 777.