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Vineyard: Lone Oak
| Appellation | Santa Lucia Highlands |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard
Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2010 Hahn Estate SLH Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay
14.5%
alc., pH 3.47, TA 0.60, $25. 65% Lone Oak Vineyard and 35% Hook
Ranch Vineyard. A blend of clones 76 and 96. 100% barrel fermented.
Aged in 33% new French oak.
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Light straw color and clear in the glass.
Aromas of melon, lemon curd, honey and petrichor fading a bit over time
in the glass. Reserved, medium-bodied and a bit thin in the middle, but
offering tasty baked pear and white peach flavors with a hint of baking spice that
linger awhile on the finish. Seamless and easy to drink. Good (+).
Reviewed January 11, 2012
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2010 Hahn Estate SLH Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5%
alc., pH 3.81, TA 0.62, $35. 65% Doctor’s Vineyard, 22% Smith
Vineyard and 13% Lone Oak Vineyard. Clones are Pommard 5, 667,
777, 115 and 2A.
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Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass.
Very enticing nose offering bright aromas of black cherry liquor,
sassafras, toasted brioche and oak spice. Delicious essence of fresh
black cherries with impressive mid palate presence. Relatively full-bodied with
mild dusty tannins. Accents of red velvet cake and cola add interest. Drinking
nicely now. Very good.
Reviewed January 11, 2012
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2009 Lucienne Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., pH 3.70, TA 0.61, 138
cases, $50. Released May 2011. 146 acres planted to clones 777, 115, Pommard, 2A and 667. Aged in 35%
new French oak barrels.
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Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Muted fruit on the nose with prominent
smoky oak. Medium weighted array of spicy dark red fruits, with notes of oak-derived vanillin, smoke and tar.
No change the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. A bit muddled now. Decent.
Reviewed August 13, 2011
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2008 Stomping Girl Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., $38.
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Aromas of
spiced plums and redwood are echoed in the flavors. Silky in texture with admirable finesse. Reasonably
good but not much dimension beyond the fruit. Decent (+).
Reviewed February 15, 2010
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2007 Lucienne Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
700 cases, $45. The top wine of the
tasting for me and my panel.
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Very enticing aromas of cherries with an underlying minerality. Velvety and
delicious with a classy core of silky red and black fruits that have a tremendous breadth in the middle palate
and a remarkably persistent aromatic persistence. The mouthfeel is soft and seductive and the wine is
beautifully balanced. The whole package.
Reviewed January 27, 2011
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2006 Lucienne Lone Oak Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc.,
217 cases, $45. This is the high-end label from Hahn Estates in the Santa
Lucia Highlands (see feature later in this issue). This wine represents a special
selection from small blocks of Lone Oak Vineyard crafted by winemaker Paul
Clifton. Aged in 50% new French oak.
·
This beauty has a vibrant black cherry
fruitiness with interesting notes of coffee and leather. Very plush and velvety in
the mouth with a fresh, lively and lengthy finish. Evocative and very satisfying.
Reviewed April 18, 2009
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2006 Lucienne Vineyards Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 217
cases, $45. Vineyard planted in 2001. 100% de-stemmed, lightly crushed, 3 day cold soak, fermented
in 3-ton open top fermenters, inoculated with EC1118 yeast, punched down three times a day. Free
run put to barrel, wine was pressed using a basket press, aged 12 months in 50% new and 50%
neutral French oak barrels.
·
A thoroughly enjoyable wine with attractive spiced black cherries on the
nose, dark cherries and raspberries on the palate framed by notes of coffee, leather and brown spice,
augmented by supple tannins and ending with a lasting and silky finish.
Reviewed April 18, 2009
WINERY »
ARTICLE »
2010 Hahn Estate SLH Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay
14.5% alc., pH 3.47, TA 0.60, $25. 65% Lone Oak Vineyard and 35% Hook Ranch Vineyard. A blend of clones 76 and 96. 100% barrel fermented. Aged in 33% new French oak. · Light straw color and clear in the glass. Aromas of melon, lemon curd, honey and petrichor fading a bit over time in the glass. Reserved, medium-bodied and a bit thin in the middle, but offering tasty baked pear and white peach flavors with a hint of baking spice that linger awhile on the finish. Seamless and easy to drink. Good (+). Reviewed January 11, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Hahn Estate SLH Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., pH 3.81, TA 0.62, $35. 65% Doctor’s Vineyard, 22% Smith Vineyard and 13% Lone Oak Vineyard. Clones are Pommard 5, 667, 777, 115 and 2A. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Very enticing nose offering bright aromas of black cherry liquor, sassafras, toasted brioche and oak spice. Delicious essence of fresh black cherries with impressive mid palate presence. Relatively full-bodied with mild dusty tannins. Accents of red velvet cake and cola add interest. Drinking nicely now. Very good. Reviewed January 11, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Lucienne Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., pH 3.70, TA 0.61, 138 cases, $50. Released May 2011. 146 acres planted to clones 777, 115, Pommard, 2A and 667. Aged in 35% new French oak barrels. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Muted fruit on the nose with prominent smoky oak. Medium weighted array of spicy dark red fruits, with notes of oak-derived vanillin, smoke and tar. No change the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. A bit muddled now. Decent. Reviewed August 13, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2008 Stomping Girl Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., $38. · Aromas of spiced plums and redwood are echoed in the flavors. Silky in texture with admirable finesse. Reasonably good but not much dimension beyond the fruit. Decent (+). Reviewed February 15, 2010 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2007 Lucienne Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
700 cases, $45. The top wine of the tasting for me and my panel. · Very enticing aromas of cherries with an underlying minerality. Velvety and delicious with a classy core of silky red and black fruits that have a tremendous breadth in the middle palate and a remarkably persistent aromatic persistence. The mouthfeel is soft and seductive and the wine is beautifully balanced. The whole package. Reviewed January 27, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2006 Lucienne Lone Oak Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 217 cases, $45. This is the high-end label from Hahn Estates in the Santa Lucia Highlands (see feature later in this issue). This wine represents a special selection from small blocks of Lone Oak Vineyard crafted by winemaker Paul Clifton. Aged in 50% new French oak. · This beauty has a vibrant black cherry fruitiness with interesting notes of coffee and leather. Very plush and velvety in the mouth with a fresh, lively and lengthy finish. Evocative and very satisfying. Reviewed April 18, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2006 Lucienne Vineyards Lone Oak Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 217 cases, $45. Vineyard planted in 2001. 100% de-stemmed, lightly crushed, 3 day cold soak, fermented in 3-ton open top fermenters, inoculated with EC1118 yeast, punched down three times a day. Free run put to barrel, wine was pressed using a basket press, aged 12 months in 50% new and 50% neutral French oak barrels. · A thoroughly enjoyable wine with attractive spiced black cherries on the nose, dark cherries and raspberries on the palate framed by notes of coffee, leather and brown spice, augmented by supple tannins and ending with a lasting and silky finish. Reviewed April 18, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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