Date: May 15th 2010
Price: $85.00
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Join the vintners of the Santa Lucia Highlands for this fourth annual, exclusive tasting. Sample limited release gems and hard-to-get vintages, offered by the winemakers themselves and paired to elegant hors d'oeuvres from master chefs. Incredible Pinots. Luscious Chardonnays. It's a winemakers' celebration and you're invited!
Date: Saturday, May 15
Price: $115.00
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Looking to attend the May 15 SLH Gala in style? Staying in Monterey? New this year, we are offering round trip motorcoach transportation from downtown Monterey. The $115 ticket price includes admission to the Gala and transport from Portola Plaza, with an additional stop at Chateau Coralini on River Road.
2007 Pinot Noir -
Four Boys Vineyard
Santa Lucia Highlands
"Only 208 cases were produced of this exceptionally ripe, attractive Pinot Noir. It’s big in cherry, raspberry, currant, cola, cocoa, raisin, spice and sweet sandalwood flavors that are framed in rich tannins and brightened with crisp acidity. Yet it’s young and freshly primary. Should begin to resolve after 2010, if you can keep your hands off." Cellar Selection. — Steve Heimoff
2007 Pinot Noir -
Lucia Highlands Vineyard
Santa Lucia Highlands
“It’s hard to believe the price on this wonderful Pinot Noir. It’s such a beauty. Ripe, rich and opulent, it shows powerful flavors of cherries, raspberries, red currants, anice, cocoa and sandalwood, yet remains elegant and delicate through the long, spicy finish. Just terrific. Scoop this one up while you can.” Editor’s Choice – Steve Heimoff.
2007 Chardonnay - Sleepy Hollow Vineyard
Santa Lucia Highlands
“Shows the intensity that always accompanies Chardonnays from this vineyard. Explosive in pineapple crème brulee, apricot custard, pear tart, buttered toast and vanilla bean flavors that finish in a long swirl of spice. Crisp acidity and stony minerality provide structural balance. Now – 2012.” – Steve Heimoff
2007 Chardonnay -
Lucia Highlands Vineyard
Santa Lucia Highlands
“Extraordinarily rich and ripe, with flashy flavors of ripe pineapples, guavas and pears, accented with oak-influenced crème brulee, cinnamon toast and vanilla. Crisp acidity fortunately provides brightness and balance. Drink now.” Editors Choice. – Steve Heimoff
2007 Pinot Noir - Central Avenue Vineyard
Monterey
“Impressive for the way the cherry fruit explodes in the mouth, so rich and opulent, then turns wonderfully dry and clean on the finish. It’s a beautiful Pinot Noir, silky and spice. At this price it’s perfect for restaurants.” Editor’s Choice – Steve Heimoff
May 01, 2010
riverroadwinetrail.com
From 11 am to 4 pm. Free admission, no reservations required. The 16th annual SpringFest takes place May 1st and features new releases, barrel sampling, food, and entertainment at our member wineries. Contact the individual wineries for their scheduled activities. See you there!
During the River Road Wine Trail Springfest, Pessagno Winery will showcase a year-long photoshoot, by Steve Zmak, centered around the Pessagno Vineyards. His photographic talent nicely displays the progression and growth of grape vines through each season. Here are a few teasers for what is to come:
Get a bubbly start to 2010 and join everyone at Pessagno Winery for their 1st Annual Sparkling Wine Disgorging Party. Impress family and friends by treating them to a bottle of sparkling wine disgorged by… that’s right, YOU! Start off the afternoon with a fabulous catered dinner by Dean & Debbie Young of Classic Catering, followed by all the fun that goes along with disgorging your own sparkling wine! Available for purchase will be pre-prepared bottles of sparkling wine, along with Pessagno Winery’s other exclusive single vineyard luxury wines.
Date / Time: February 21, 2010, 3pm til whenever! Dinner at 5pm
~ Includes Open Bar of Pessagno Wine ~
Parmesan/Panko Crusted Chicken Breast
With a Velvety White Wine Sauce with Fresh Herbs
Jumbo Sea Scallop Gratin
With Fresh Lemon Juice, Pernod, White Wine, Shallots, Garlic, Prosciutto di Parma & Fresh Parsley
Penne Pasta
Served With Creamy Alfredo Sauce and Shaved Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
Cosmo Salad
Butter Leaf Lettuce with Dried Cranberries, Crumbled Goat Cheese, Roasted Corn & Sugared Almonds Tossed with a Fresh Citrus/Champagne Vinaigrette
Dessert
Decadent Petit Fours
Contact Kara at 831.675.9463 or kara.banks@pessagnowines.com
for ticket prices and purchasing information.
Friday, November 13, 2009
$95
Pessagno Winery will team up with one of the most famous restaurants in the U.S., the Sardine Factory, on November 13, 2009, for a winemaker dinner. Expect some exceptional food and wine pairings from both the chefs at the Sardine Factory, and Steve Pessagno, winemaker for Pessagno Winery.
Tickets can be purchased online through the Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association:
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The Tasting Panel - 90 Points - "Tangy and persistent Chard from Jekel and Lockwood alum Stephen Pessagno" - Anthony Dias Blue
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
"Pessagno 2006 Pinot Noir "Four Boys Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands" ($55) If you are getting money back from the IRS, I can't think of a better way to celebrate than with this stunning Pinot. Superlatives reign: powerfully complex bouquet, silky texture, exquisite balance, glorious fruit and wonderful refinement. If you can afford to splurge, buy this soon, as only a few cases made it to Arizona. Serve this beauty with grilled meats, especially lamb.
Your favorite store can order this wine for you. Prices may vary."
Following in the previous vintage's footsteps, the 2005 Intrinity™ Chardonnay, the 2006 Intrinity™ Chardonnay has also garnered great reviews, most recently the December '08 Chardonnay issue of Connoisseurs' Guide! The 2006 Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Chardonnay also got a great write-up, and review.
from the
Connoisseurs' Guide
92 pts - PESSAGNO Intrinity Santa Lucia Highlands 2006
"More often than not, Chardonnays from this appellation come with an extra measure of body and weight, and this very ripe, very deep working confirms the point. Dense and dramatic with a distinct streak of honey and roasted grain in the nose, it is fat and very full in the mouth with unctuous flavors that abound in ripe apples, sweet cream and buttered toast. Its keenly placed acids keep it in good balance, and its decidedly dramatic style calls for very rich food."
89 pts - PESSAGNO Sleepy Hollow Vineyard 2006
"Showing clear kinship with its partner above, this bottling is rife with toast, and is as flamboyant as it is very full-bodied. If not quite so fruity, it is equally rich, and its combination of ripe apples, honey and sweet butter is colored by the very faintest touch of dried herbs. It needs teaming with appropriately flavorful foods, and, while not likely to fall apart soon, it is ready to go now."
The 2005 Intrinity™ Chardonnay recently received Wine Enthusiast's Top 58 of 100 Cellar Wines of the year! And the 2005 Four Boys Vineyard™ Pinot Noir received 90pts, along with cellarability credits. As a result, we quietly cellared the wines since early '08. We believe both the wines have reached auspicious aging potential, but could always stay stashed away for a few more years.
To read more on the Wine Enthusiast write-up, visit the following link »
For the second, consecutive time this year we have captured the #1 position for Chardonnay from the Beverage Testing Institute 2008 World Wine Championships. Our 2006 Intrinity Chardonnay took first place, with 94 points and a Gold medal in the competition.
The following links showcase our ranking alongside wineries across the world:
396 six-pack cases produced
Read about the latest scores we have received from the nationally-acclaimed wine publication, Wine Enthusiast, with reviews by Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast's West Coast Editor.
The 2005 Chardonnay Sleepy Hollow Vineyard and the 2006 Chardonnay Lucia Highland Vineyard received some very kind accolades from Classic Wines TV host, Brian Freedman.
Quote from their Website:
"Host Brian Freedman gets vertical this week as he tries out two Pessagno Chardonnays. Pessagno is a well respected establishment that hails from the Monterey and San Benito counties of California. Focusing on back-to-back years, 2005 and 2006, Brian is able to analyze the different flavor profiles a year's difference can produce. Tasted in this episode of ClassicWines TV are the Pessagno 2005 Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Chardonnay, and the Pessagno 2006 Lucia Highlands Vineyard Chardonnay."
Check out the video below, or visit A Vertical Pessagno Vineyard Showdown - Classic Wines TV for the video on Classicwines.com:
"What a bargain! Our tasting panel was betting on a much larger price tag, and we were thrilled to discover our folly! A dramatic nose of cherry-berry fruits and cinnamon comes spilling out of the glass, and the palate impression is laced with grip and fruit tannin. Single-vineyard Pinot of this quality for $21.00 is almost unheard of these days!"
The new Pessagno Winery stained glass window was designed by Steve's oldest son, Anthony Pessagno and made by his father, Aldo, and mother, Anita Pessagno. It was designed to fit in the Tasting Room above the second set of entrance doors. The whole process, from design to creation, took about one year. Click on thumbnails to view larger pictures.
Steve provides a tour of the winery during 2007 crush. For those of you who participated, hopefully you will enjoy this slideshow. Click on thumbnails to view larger pictures.
On June 4th, Pessagno Winery hosted the San Francisco to Los Angeles bicycle AIDS Ride Fundraiser as a rest stop for 2,340 cyclists. The weather cooperated with moderate temperatures and a light breeze at the riders' backs. Over 11 million dollars was raised for AIDS research, prevention, and treatment.
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