- Our best-selling California Pinot under $30 nine years in a row
- Wine Spectator Top 100 Alumnus
Any bottle bearing the premium and sought-after "Doctor's Vineyard" on the label will cost you at least $60 up to $80 per bottle.
This bottle is 86% Doctor's Vineyard for under $25.
This is business as usual for the region's pioneer: 9 vintages of this bottling have earned 90-92 points consecutively, along with a Spectator Top 100 ranking.
In 1980, Nicholas (Nicky) and wife Gaby Hahn released their first wine from Santa Lucia Highlands (SLH). A mere eight years later, Nicky led the charge to establish SLH as an American Viticultural Area, a dream he saw realized in 1991. Today, Hahn Family Wines, now run by Nicky and Gaby's son Philip, owns and sustainably farms 650 acres of estate vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands. SLH enjoys worldwide acclaim for the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay made there.
Their Hahn SLH Pinot Noir is produced entirely on their estate in this breathtakingly beautiful region of Monterey County. The fruit grows in their family-owned vineyards and the wine is barrel-aged in the winery's cellar. When it's time to blend the wine and get it in the bottle, winemaker Paul Clifton chooses the barrels that he feels epitomize the aromas, flavors and structure of Pinot Noir from the Santa Lucia Highlands. Only a very limited number of barrels are deemed worthy to carry their SLH label.
Here's what reviewer Josh Raynolds of Vinous Media had to say about this label last year:
"These are the high-end bottlings from this large producer, and they're made in limited quantities. While they won't be the easiest wines to track down, they're more than worth looking for. Hahn's late owner, Nicky Hahn, was instrumental in establishing the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation in 1988, followed by its official recognition as an AVA in 1991. Each of the wines in this lineup represents a selection the top barrels its variety from a given vintage, as selected by long-time winemaker Paul Clifton. In the context of the appellation and the wines' quality, they deliver truly outstanding value."
Pinot Noirs from the SLH region offer soft tannins, delicious plum and cherry aromas and flavors, and an underpinning of the earth itself. Without a doubt, their defining feature is the irresistibly silky, velvety texture. The latest release is no exception and we encourage you to act quickly, as this one always sells out early in the vintage. Take advantage of our 24-hour sale getting you the lowest price in the state.
Cheers,
—James Tran
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