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  • Lolita Ranch

    vineyard within forest from above.

    Lolita Ranch

    russian river valley

    Lolita Ranch was originally owned by Giuseppe but was sold off by his eldest son after Giuseppe’s death, to Lolita’s mother. Lee Jr. (Lee Sr.’s eldest son), was fortunate to be able to buy it back from Bob & Lolita Young who had raised cattle on the property. Lee Jr. planted vineyards, some of which have 50 degree slopes. Lolita and Bob were good friends of Leno & Alma Martinelli (Lee Sr.’s parents). When Lee Sr. was just a little boy, he had long blonde curls that his mother, Alma could not bear to cut. Her friends knew it was time because Lee was starting school and they worried he would be teased mercilessly if he still had his golden locks. So these women visited Alma one day and as they were visiting with her in Alma’s living room, Lolita snuck Lee into the kitchen, tied a blue ribbon around each curl, cut them off and placed them into a box….then gave them to Alma. Lee Sr. to this day is very thankful to Lolita for giving him his first haircut. We still have those locks in their box.

    SPECIFICATIONS
    APPELLATIONRussian River Valley
    VARIETALS PLANTEDChardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Syrah
    SOIL INFORMATIONJosephine’s with lots of Franciscan shale
    SOIL CHARACTERISTICS Well drained, thin soils that are non-vigorous
    ROOTSTOCK 101-14, 3309, 420A
    BUDWOOD (CH =17,76) (PN = 777,667) (Zin = JAV, JAH) (Syrah = 877)
    YEAR ACQUIRED2000
    YEAR PLANTED2001

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    August 2, 2023

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