Blue Slide Ranch Pinot Noir
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Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from the vintage release.
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Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, herb-crusted pork tenderloin
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The Blue Slide Ranch Pinot Noir is sourced from a dramatic, steep vineyard in the rugged coastal hills of Sonoma County. The vineyard is famous for its distinctive slide of blue clay soil, which imparts a unique mineral signature to the wine. This extreme terroir, shaped by cool maritime breezes, morning fog, and intense afternoon sun, forces the vines to struggle, producing tiny, highly concentrated berries. Martinelli crafts this Pinot Noir using traditional, minimalist methods, including fermentation with wild yeasts and bottling without fining or filtration. The result is a wine of exceptional depth, boasting rich dark fruit aromas, complex earthy undertones, and a velvety texture that reflects the rugged beauty of its coastal origin.
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Established in 1887 by Tuscan immigrants Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini, Martinelli Winery is a historic, family-owned estate nestled in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California. Renowned for its deep agricultural heritage spanning over six generations, the winery is celebrated for farming some of the region's most steep and challenging terroirs, most notably the iconic, near-vertical Jackass Hill vineyard. Under the stewardship of the Martinelli family, the estate employs meticulous hand-farming, dry-farming techniques, and minimalist winemaking practices—such as utilizing native yeasts and bottling unfined and unfiltered—to craft wines of extraordinary concentration and character. Their signature portfolio highlights powerful, old-vine Zinfandels, alongside elegant, single-vineyard Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays, and Syrahs that beautifully express the unique microclimates of Sonoma County.