Marimar Estate La Masia Pinot Noir 2018

Marimar Estate La Masia Pinot Noir

Region: Russian River, Sonoma, California, USA

Vintage: 2018

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 14%

Bright classic color and nose, reminiscent of raspberries and black cherries, with savory notes of orange peel and sage, sandalwood and sassafras. The palate has scents of violets and orange blossoms, with soft tannins that promise a long life.

 La Masía means The Farmhouse in Catalonia and the winery is designed to resemble a classic Catalan farmhouse. The family has grown grapes in Spain since the 17th century and the philosophy has always been to produce a wine as an extension of farming the vineyard.

The Don Miguel Vineyard: Named after the late patriarch of the Torres family, this sustainable vineyard is located in the Green Valley — the coolest, foggiest region of the Russian River, only ten miles from the Pacific. Planted in the European-style high density of over 2,000 vines/acre, the yields are low and labor intensive; but the vines live longer and the grapes acquire better balance and greater concentration, as well as more elegance and finesse. The various clones planted in the vineyard’s 30 acres of Pinot Noir yield wines with complex layers of flavors. The blend of clones in this vintage is 40% Swan, 22% Pommard, 20% Dijon 115, and 18% Dijon 667.

In 1981 Marimar Torres started the search for the perfect property to plant a vineyard, and - after two years of searching - she bought 25 hectares of land in Sonoma County, close to the town of Sebastopol in the Russian River Valley appellation, an area which arguably produces the finest Pinot Noir in all of California. Today the Don Miguel Vineyard encompasses 50 planted acres. About 20 are planted with Chardonnay, 20 with Pinot Noir, five with Albariño, five with Tempranillo, two with Syrah and one with an experimental block of Godello.

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