Terra Felice Vineyard Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb shank, grilled ribeye steak, barbecued pork ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
Martinelli's Terra Felice Vineyard Syrah is a beautiful expression of the family's deep Italian heritage and their mastery of Sonoma County's unique terroirs. Meaning 'Happy Land' in Italian, Terra Felice is a vineyard that benefits from the Russian River Valley's classic climate of cool, foggy nights and warm, sunny days. This dramatic diurnal shift allows the Syrah grapes to ripen slowly and evenly, developing rich, concentrated dark fruit flavors balanced by vibrant acidity and complex savory undertones. True to the Martinelli family's minimalist winemaking philosophy, the wine is crafted using native yeasts and is bottled unfined and unfiltered, preserving the natural intensity, plush texture, and distinctive cracked-black-pepper character of the vineyard.
🍾 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
Syrah