Three Sisters Vineyard Sea Ridge Meadow Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, pan-seared salmon.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Three Sisters Vineyard is situated on the rugged, wind-swept ridges of the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, high above the Pacific Ocean on the extreme Sonoma Coast. Planted by Lee Martinelli Jr. and named in honor of his three daughters, this unique vineyard sits above the fog line, basking in intense mountain sunlight while being cooled by marine breezes. The Sea Ridge Meadow block of this vineyard yields a Pinot Noir of exceptional depth and complexity. True to the Martinelli family's minimalist philosophy, the wine is fermented with wild yeasts and bottled unfined and unfiltered, capturing the raw, wild character of the coast with notes of dark berries, forest floor, and a distinct coastal minerality.
🍾 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%