Blue Slide Ridge Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, seared lamb chops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Blue Slide Ridge Pinot Noir is sourced from a dramatic, precipitously steep vineyard in the Fort Ross-Seaview region of the Sonoma Coast. Named for the unique, unstable blue clay slide that defines its topography, this vineyard was planted in 1995 on a ridge that sits above the fog line. This positioning allows the vines to bask in intense sunlight while being cooled by maritime winds from the nearby Pacific Ocean. The resulting wine is a powerful, deeply concentrated expression of Pinot Noir, crafted using traditional, minimalist techniques including fermentation with wild yeasts and bottling without fining or filtration. It is celebrated for its dark fruit profile, complex mineral undertones, and velvety texture, reflecting the rugged coastal terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in the late 1880s by Italian immigrants Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini, Martinelli Winery is a celebrated multi-generational estate nestled in California's Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast. For over a century, the family has farmed historically significant, steep hillside sites, most famously the iconic Jackass Hill and Jackass Vineyard planted in 1887. Guided by an uncompromising dedication to estate viticulture and low-intervention winemaking, the winery captures the distinct microclimates and soils of Sonoma County. Martinelli is globally acclaimed for its powerful, old-vine Zinfandels, expressive single-vineyard Pinot Noirs, structured Syrahs, and richly textured Chardonnays.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.5-15.5%