Vellutini Ranch Zinfandel
⏳ Drikkevindue
2021 - 2030
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Barbecued pork ribs, slow-braised beef short ribs, strong blue cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Vellutini Ranch Zinfandel is a profound tribute to Luisa Vellutini, who co-founded the Martinelli estate alongside her husband Giuseppe after emigrating from Tuscany in the late 19th century. Planted in 1999 on a ridgetop directly adjacent to the legendary, near-vertical Jackass Hill, this vineyard shares the same steep, well-drained Franciscan clay loam soils and cool Russian River Valley climate. The vines themselves were propagated using heritage budwood selected directly from the historic Jackass Vineyard. This exceptional pedigree yields a Zinfandel of immense power, concentration, and complexity. Fermented with wild yeasts and bottled unfined and unfiltered, the wine showcases the signature Martinelli style: opulent dark bramble fruit, exotic spices, and a remarkably velvety texture that beautifully balances its formidable structure.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Martinelli Winery blev grundlagt i slutningen af 1880'erne af de italienske immigranter Giuseppe Martinelli og Luisa Vellutini og er i dag en berømmet familieejad vingård med dybe rødder i Californiens Russian River Valley og Sonoma Coast. Gennem mere end et århundrede har familien dyrket historiske, stejle skråninger – herunder de legendariske parceller Jackass Hill og Jackass Vineyard, som blev beplantet helt tilbage i 1887. Drevet af et kompromisløst fokus på eget markarbejde og nænsom vinfremstilling formår vinhuset at indfange Sonoma Countys unikke mikroklimaer og terroir. Martinelli nyder verdensomspændende anerkendelse for sine kraftfulde Zinfandels fra gamle vinstokke, udtryksfulde enkeltmarks-Pinot Noir, strukturerede Syrah-vine og fyldige, cremede Chardonnayer.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Zinfandel
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
15.5-16.5%