Zinfandel Lolita Ranch
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Barbecued pork ribs, grilled lamb chops, aged cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Lolita Ranch vineyard is situated on a steep, eastern-facing slope along Martinelli Road in the Russian River Valley, on land originally owned by Bob Martinelli's aunt, Lolita. This unique site benefits from the cooling influence of the nearby Russian River fog combined with warm afternoon sun, allowing the Zinfandel grapes to develop intense concentration while retaining balanced acidity. In keeping with the family's traditional winemaking philosophy, the wine is crafted using native yeast fermentation and is bottled unfined and unfiltered. This creates a powerful, deeply expressive Zinfandel that showcases rich dark fruit, warm baking spices, and the distinctive, rugged terroir of this historic estate.
🍾 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
Zinfandel