Three Colts Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Martinelli's Pinot Noirs are celebrated expressions of the Russian River Valley's unique microclimates, defined by cool coastal fog and goldridge soils. Crafted with the family's signature minimalist approach, the Pinot Noirs undergo primary and malolactic fermentation with wild, native yeasts and are aged in French oak barrels before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. This traditional process preserves the intense, concentrated fruit character, deep complexity, and velvety texture characteristic of the estate's historic vineyards. While the Martinelli family is deeply tied to the land with historic vineyard names reflecting their ranching heritage, their Pinot Noirs consistently showcase rich notes of dark cherries, wild berries, and warm baking spices, balanced by vibrant acidity.
🍾 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