2006, Lucia Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands

Some history from their website; Lucia was founded in 2000, when the Pisoni family began producing several small bottlings of wines that represent their growing region, the Santa Lucia Highlands. Gary, Mark and Jeff Pisoni realize that all great wines start in the vineyard. Committed to producing wines exclusively from vineyards they grow, the Pisoni family is in an ideal position to produce consistently high quality wine.

I have been drinking Lucia Pinot's for a couple of years now and they never fail to be great wines. Very intense, fruit forward, big round mouth feel. This is just what I want and expect from a California Pinot. It is a little hard to get, but worth the effort. If you see it on a wine list you can't go wrong.