Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, pan-seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
The Moonshine Ranch property carries a colorful history, named for its clandestine past as a site for bootlegging and moonshine production during the Prohibition era. Acquired by the Martinelli family in 1997, this Russian River Valley vineyard benefits from the region's signature morning fog and cool coastal breezes, which allow for a slow, even ripening of the grapes. The Pinot Noir crafted from this site is known for its rich, luscious texture, vibrant acidity, and deep dark fruit profile. True to the Martinelli winemaking philosophy, the wine is fermented with wild yeasts and bottled unfined and unfiltered, preserving the pure, intense expression of the terroir and the historical land it hails from.
🍾 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