Three Sisters Sea Ridge Meadow Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, herb-crusted pork tenderloin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the rugged ridges of the extreme Sonoma Coast within the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, the Three Sisters Vineyard is named in honor of the three Martinelli sisters: Carol, Charlotte, and Donna. The 'Sea Ridge Meadow' block is situated on a high-elevation coastal terrace, sitting safely above the thick Pacific fog line. This unique positioning allows the vines to bask in intense, unfiltered sunlight during the day while being cooled by brisk maritime winds at night. This dramatic diurnal shift slows ripening, allowing the Pinot Noir grapes to develop deep, concentrated flavors, thick skins, and a vibrant backbone of natural acidity. Crafted with the family's signature minimalist approach, the wine is fermented with wild yeasts and aged in French oak barrels before being bottled unfined and unfiltered, preserving its rich, wild berry profile, earthy complexity, and distinct coastal salinity.
🍾 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
14.0% - 15.0%