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Tasting notes
Score 91/100 · Drink 2000-2008, Robert Parker, Dec 2000

The dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge offers gloriously rich blackberry, blueberry, violet, and mineral aromas. Opulently-textured, with fabulous fruit, sensational texture, and a full-bodied, long finish, this 1999 California Pinot Noir could easily stand up to many a grand cru from Burgundy's Cote de Nuits. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. (Release date, 09/01) Tel. (707) 525-0570; Fax (707) 525-9463

Critic scores

Critic scores
92
92/100

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91
91/100

Robert Parker

92
92/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

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92 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 92/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

Dark red. Rich, smoky aromas of currant, wild plum, minerals, tar and earth. Mouthfilling and quite suave; sweeter, fresher and more complex than the Three Colts pinot, with firm acids and noteworthy depth of fruit. Very rich pinot, finishing with dusty, fine tannins.

About the producer

martinelli
Martinelli

Martinelli is a Sonoma benchmark for vineyard-designate bottlings—wines built to highlight how strongly a single site can shape Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Zinfandel. Across the range, the focus stays consistent: small-production bottlings that feel distinctly tied to where they’re grown.

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Grape Blend

Pinot Noir

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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