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Lolita Ranch Pinot Noir 2019

94 points
Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

94 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous

VINEYARD
Lolita Ranch
VINTAGE
2019
ABOUT THIS WINE

The Lolita Ranch is located on Martinelli Road in Forestville. The property was part of the original Martinelli Homestead Ranch, belonging to Giuseppe and Luisa Martinelli who purchased the steep, forested land in the late 1800’s.  Later, their eldest son Fred sold the parcel to his neighbor, Lolita Young’s mother. Eventually Bob and Lolita Young inherited it, and ran a herd of cattle on the land for many years. Lee Martinelli Jr. and his wife Pamela acquired the property in 1999 from Bob Young after Lolita’s passing, returning it back to the Martinelli estate and to the family’s continuing century-long legacy of viticulture. Lee Jr. decided to name the ranch after Lolita, and planted the steep hillside in 2001 with four different grape varietals: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Zinfandel.

Growing Year Info

The 2019 season was overall very cool with record rainfall for Sonoma County in February. The vines however were not affected by this because they were still dormant at the time. Similar to the 2018 season, spring and summer were moderate in temperature and ripening developed gradually and under minimal stress. This year was in fact so similar to 2018 that we began harvest the same day, on September 10. Unfortunately another wildfire hit the region at the end of October, but luckily none of our vineyards were affected. The winery and many employees were evacuated, but we were able to keep an eye on the new vintage with a skeleton crew. The quality was not impacted and we are very excited at the concentration of flavors in this vintage.

VINEYARD DETAILS
APPELLATION
Russian River Valley
VARIETALS PLANTED
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Syrah
SOIL INFORMATION
Josephine’s with lots of Franciscan shale
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
Well drained, thin soils that are non-vigorous
ROOTSTOCK
101-14, 3309, 420A
CLONAL SELECTION
(CH =17,76) (PN = 777,667) (Zin = JAV, JAH) (Syrah = 877)
YEAR ACQUIRED
2000
YEAR PLANTED
2001
Tasting Notes

Fresh aromas of juicy raspberry, blood orange and sweet leather are found in the nose. Mouthwatering flavors of strawberry and pomegranate in the mouth perfectly complement the cinnamon spiced, lively finish.

Winemaker
Courtney Wagoner
Consulting Winemaker
Erin Green
Cases Produced
324

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