Three Sisters Vineyard Sea Ridge Meadow Pinot Noir
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Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, pan-seared salmon.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1887 by Tuscan immigrants Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini, Martinelli Winery is a historic, family-owned estate nestled in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California. Renowned for its deep agricultural heritage spanning over six generations, the winery is celebrated for farming some of the region's most steep and challenging terroirs, most notably the iconic, near-vertical Jackass Hill vineyard. Under the stewardship of the Martinelli family, the estate employs meticulous hand-farming, dry-farming techniques, and minimalist winemaking practices—such as utilizing native yeasts and bottling unfined and unfiltered—to craft wines of extraordinary concentration and character. Their signature portfolio highlights powerful, old-vine Zinfandels, alongside elegant, single-vineyard Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays, and Syrahs that beautifully express the unique microclimates of Sonoma County.