Santa Lucia Highlands

The Santa Lucia Highlands viticultural area is located in Monterey County, California. The beginning point is found on the “Chualar, California” U.S.G.S. map, where Limekiln Creek crosses the 360 foot contour interval. This point also coincides with the western boundary of the Guadalupe Y Llanitos de los Correos Land Grant and the eastern boundary of section 28, T. 16S., R. 4E. The boundary is as follows: (1) From the beginning point, the boundary follows Limekiln Creek for approximately 1.2 miles northeast to the 120-foot elevation contour. (2) Then following the 120-foot elevation contour in a general southeasterly direction for approximately 0.9 mile to where it intersects with River Road. (3) Then following River Road in a southeasterly direction for 0.3 mile to its intersection with an unimproved road near the marked 130-foot elevation. (4) Then follow a straight line southeast to the terminus of the 110-foot elevation contour. (5) Then follow a straight line southeast 0.9 mile, crossing onto the Gonzales map, to the Salinas River. (6) Then follow the Salinas River in a south-southeast direction 0.7 mile, crossing onto the Palo Escrito map, to the intersection of the Salinas River and the 120-foot elevation contour. (7) Then follow the 120-foot contour south for 1 mile, then southeast to its intersection with River Road. (8) Then follow River Road east for 0.1 mile to its …