Martinelli, Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch, Russian River Valley

Drank with the guys at me and Jen’s birthday party.

2014 vintage

Clear in color with a burgundy hue. Great mix of dark & light fruit. Got notes of oak & earth on the finish.

2014 vintage

Decanted for 45 minutes. The color was a clear light violet. The nose was a mix of dark red and bright red fruits, with some earth. The medium bodied palate showed lots of black cherry, pomegranate, raspberry and cranberry, a good dose of spice and some earth. The acidity was juicy and balancing. Should hold for a few years but can be enjoyed now with a good decant.

2014 vintage

This 2014 Moonshine Ranch was good. The last time I had this wine was in 2017 and noticed that it was definitely a little more New World. A little bit of VA I think but not enough to spoil the experience at all. This wine has a Burgundian nose .... A bit of nitrogen, a bit of soil, truffle all detected on the nose. The palate is a little darker but still very verbose. Brambly red and slightly darker wild …

2014 vintage

Tcosriff nailed the tasting review. More flavor in the taste than the aroma of this wine. Very Burgundian.

2014 vintage

Burgundy color with a bouquet less effusive than flavor, with raspberry, dark cherry, dried brown sugar, and typical Burgundy spiciness, Good balance and nuance with quite a long finish. Very pleasant wine, if just short of a wow.

2014 vintage

Drinking beautifully at this stage. Lively and expressive fruit.

2014 vintage

I'm very fond of Martinelli's pinots, although they are a tad overpriced. But they make for great drinking with or without food. Fruit, depth, length and balance, with enough acid to keep in check but not make you pucker. Concur with the drinking window. Don't wait.

2014 vintage

Bit simple for this price point.

2014 vintage

Simply delicious fruit forward Pinot.

2014 vintage

Really nice drinking with roast salmon and red pepper sauce. Great flavor and balance. Noted later this was better with the food than later with a stand alone bottle. Is it possible wine and food make a 1+1=3? BTW, don't think this will get any better, so concur (more or less) with drinking window.

2014 vintage

Been a while since I’ve had this vintage and this particular single vineyard from Martinelli. Very consistent tasting note as previous tastings. This is a beast of a new world fruit forward Pinot. Concentrated glass of strawberry jam x 4. Good juice for a wine that you don’t have to think much about and analyze. Pop, pour, enjoy!

2014 vintage

A bit thin and sharp, this is a very forward Pinot Noir that finishes a little hot. Strawberry and rhubarb fruit.

2014 vintage

Medium bluish ruby colored Ripe strawberry aromas and flavors with a lovely savoriness. No apologies, this is a bit brash, but so tasty. YFS And I definitely agree with the limited drinking window of to 2019 to enjoy the sweet fruit. Serve a bit cool. 15.5% but the fruit and acidity balance it out quite well. (Delicious if you like the style)

2014 vintage

Very good value, little thin, but more silky than thin. Long follow through, 6/7 out of 10 in aromatic. Classic Pinot, great buy ~ $60.

2014 vintage

This is a beautiful west coast pinot that drinks well young. Bright, sort of in your face fruit. Light body and well integrated. Red fruits. Flowers. Underlying test of liquor that has a nice finish. Wish I had more. This was the last bottle of three and I have one away!

2014 vintage

I have enjoyed Martinelli wines in the past but the Moonshine Ranch took my breath away. Great fruit on the front with sweet cherries and red licorice balanced by some forest floor. The fruit is incredible in its purity and ripeness. Perfect weight and body that beckoned for one sip after another. Gorgeous wine that made me wish I had picked up more at the time!

2014 vintage

California Vacation (Sonoma, SF, Monterey); 8/5/2017-8/12/2017 : Tasted at winery. Bigger and sweeter than the sonoma coast, this shows ripe red fruit, sarsaparilla, and smoke. This has enough acid to balance out the ripeness, but will be more popular among those who like bigger, fruitier pinot. I liked this better than the SC, but they are really different stylistically, and the QPR on the base SC is significantly better.

2014 vintage

nose of sweet red fruit. ripe cherries and raspberries with a hint of vanilla. really elegant wine, not a fruit bomb, balanced and complex.

2014 vintage

Did not decant but the nose was outstanding right out of the bottle. Outstanding Pinot Noir from Martinelli.

2014 vintage

solid martinelli pinot. drinking nice now, crisp on opening softens with air. Drink now with decant or hold up to 5yrs

2014 vintage

At Martinelli this morning to pick up some Jackass Vineyard, nose of forest floor, earth, plum, black berry, and touch of slightly warm cola, same on the palate, medium/big body, fruit forward, mouth filling fruit, very tasty, needs 2 years in the cellar to peak, and a medium/long finish, at $68 a maybe.

2014 vintage

Drinking great now... fruit forward, juicy Pinot from a great producer. This is not a wine to overly analyze, just pop, pour, & enjoy.

2014 vintage

- Brick color and aromas of mushroom, dusty and blackberry. It's balanced and has flavours of cherry and blackberry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish.

2014 vintage

This is a crazy pinot. Poured with some transparency to it into the glass. Dusty rose. The nose out of the glass has some nitrogen, some truffle and some red berry. The entry is acidic with great stone ground red berry fruit that is a touch sweet. Great little Luden's cough drop note in the middle that has a nice layered herbal infused note that is complex and oh so young at the moment! Finishes with great berry flavors and …

2014 vintage

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