Pinot Noir Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled salmon, artisanal charcuterie board, fresh goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted from estate-grown Pinot Noir grapes in the cool, fog-influenced Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, Martinelli's Rosé of Pinot Noir is a vibrant testament to the family's multi-generational farming heritage. Utilizing fruit from their meticulously managed vineyards, this rosé is typically produced using gentle whole-cluster pressing or a short maceration to extract its delicate pale salmon hue and bright red-fruit aromatics. The Russian River Valley's signature maritime fog and goldridge soils allow the Pinot Noir grapes to ripen slowly, retaining the crisp acidity and lush strawberry, raspberry, and subtle spice notes that define this elegant style. It represents a refreshing, terroir-driven expression of the estate's world-class Pinot Noir program.
🍾 About the Producer
Martinelli Winery represents one of the most storied multi-generational viticultural legacies in Sonoma County, dating back to 1887 when Tuscan immigrants Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini first planted vines in the Russian River Valley. The estate's crown jewel remains the famed Jackass Hill—a perilous, non-terraced 60-degree slope planted to historic heritage Zinfandel and Muscat of Alexandria. Across more than 450 acres spanning Russian River Valley and Fort Ross-Seaview, the Martinellis cultivate cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, as well as heritage Zinfandel and Syrah, across Goldridge sandy loam and marine gravel soils influenced by dense Pacific coastal fog. Winemaking emphasizes site fidelity through ambient yeast fermentations, meticulous French oak élevage, and minimal intervention, bottling without fining or filtration. Benchmark bottlings such as Jackass Hill Zinfandel, Three Sisters Chardonnay, and Zio Tony Ranch Pinot Noir capture rich concentration, vibrant acidity, and profound structural depth.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14.5%