2022 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch
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The 2022 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch is reluctant on the nose, demanding air to reveal scents of raspberry and strawberry preserves, pipe tobacco and earth. The light-bodied palate is soft and inviting with elegant flavors, fireworks of fresh acidity and a touch of new oak spice on the finish. Give it a year or two in bottle or a couple of hours in a decanter. 341 cases produced.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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Pouring a transparent but riper ruby magenta color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch is highly perfumed with aromas of violets, black raspberries, mossy earth, and a hint of blue fresh plum fruit coming through. Medium-bodied, it’s pure and ripe on the palate, with silky tannins and a kiss of sweet perfume lasting on the long finish. It could use another year in bottle to shed its more primary fruit, then drink it over the following 10 years. One of the most historic names in Sonoma, the Martinellis are sixth-generation winegrowers based in the heart of the Russian River Valley. Prolific farmers, all of their wines come from estate-grown fruit, with 90% of the grapes sold off to other wineries. In addition to focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, they also produce Zinfandel, Syrah, and Muscat of Alexandria. Courtney Robinett Wagoner joined the team in 2015 as the assistant winemaker before being promoted to winemaker in 2017.
About the producer
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.