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Double L Vineyard

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Double L Vineyard

Est. 1997

Named the Double L (Double Luck, in honor of twin daughters), today this vineyard is one of the most famed winegrowing properties in California. A living laboratory, the organically certified Double L Vineyard boasts 20 different clones on 8 different rootstocks. It is the source of Morgan’s two most highly awarded flagship releases; the Double L Pinot Noir and Double L Chardonnay. In 1996, Dan and Donna Lee invested in their vision, purchasing and planting a 65 acre property in the northern end of the newly named, still not well known Santa Lucia Highlands AVA.Of all of the places they could have selected to establish a new “Premier Cru” estate, this site was to prove most perfect.

The first plantings were in 1997. At present, the vineyard consists of 48.52 planted acres: 27.99 acres planted to Pinot Noir, 18.45 acres of Chardonnay, 1.06 acres of Syrah and 1.02 acres of Riesling. The first crop was harvested from Double L in 1999.

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Vineyard Profile

By the Numbers

  • 01Planted1997
  • 02Total Acres65
  • 03Elevation1,200 feet
  • 04Soil TypeThin calcareous soils over decomposed granite
  • 05Clones115, 667, 777, Pommard, Swan, Calera

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Varietals

Pinot NoirChardonnaySyrahRiesling

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Certifications

SIP Certified SustainableOrganicSustainable
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