Martinelli "Bella Vigna" Pinot Noir 2022
(Sonoma Coast, California)

About the Winery:
The Martinelli family has been growing grapes in the Russian River Valley since the 1880s. At the ages of 19 and 16, Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini eloped from their small village in the Tuscany region of Italy, making their way to California looking for land to farm and start a winery. Giuseppe had been a winemaker in Italy and with his viticulture knowledge he was hired to plant a vineyard for a farmer in Forestville. Within two years he earned enough money, and borrowed some from a local wood cutter, to purchase land of his own. Working side by side on a 60 degree slope, Giuseppe and Luisa planted a small area of Zinfandel and Muscat Alexandria vines, which later became known as the Jackass Hill vineyard. Over 135 years later, this south easterly exposure remains the steepest non-terraced vineyard in Sonoma County. The family continues their rich history in California, making them 6th generation wine growers and farmers.

Notes from the Winemaker: 
Our Bella Vigna Pinot Noir is curated from all of our estate vineyards in the Sonoma Coast appellation, we have created an approachable appellation blend that reflects the characteristics of our family's vineyards and is still true to our Martinelli style. The Bella Vigna Pinot Noir has a nose of dried cherry, licorice, and blueberry and ripe flavors of mouth-coating strawberry and dried cherry.

• Certified Sustainable
• 100% Pinot Noir
• Sourced from estate vineyards in the Sonoma Coast AVA
• Indigenous yeast fermentation in French oak
• On the lees with daily battonage
• Aged 10 months in French oak (50% new)
• Unfined and unfiltered
• 3,463 cases produced
• Winemakers: Courtney Wagoner & Erin Green