2019 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch
Appellation
Green Valley
As this wine opens up deep aromas of blueberry, sweet leather and clean earth appear. Generous tannin structure is found on the palate with flavors of plum and Bing cherries that coat and last through the finish.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Green Valley
Vineyard Designation
Bondi Home Ranch
Alcohol %
15.2
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
The Bondi Home Ranch sits at the southernmost tip of the Russian River Valley in
the Green Valley AVA in Sebastopol. Lee Martinelli Sr. inherited this ranch from his
uncle when it was still an apple orchard, and has since converted the 20 acres to
Pinot Noir grapes. The vineyard is planted with eastern exposure, which promotes
even ripening with all day sun. The cool breeze from the sea rises in the late
afternoon, skimming along the distant bank of fog, relieving the vines from the
afternoon heat and enhancing slower ripening. The clones are 115, 777, 667, 828,
943 and Calera. Bondi Home Ranch has the longest growing season of all of our
vineyards; it is the first to bloom and the last to be picked
Winemaker Notes
The 2019 season was overall very cool with record rainfall in Sonoma County in
February. The vines however, were not affected by this because they were still
dormant at the time. Similar to the 2018 season, spring and summer were
moderate in temperature and ripening developed gradually and under minimal
stress. This year was in fact so similar to 2018 that we began harvest the same
day, on September 10th. Unfortunately another wildfire hit the region at the end of
October, but luckily none of our vineyards were affected. The winery and many
staff were evacuated, but we were able to keep an eye on the new vintage with a
skeleton crew. The quality was not impacted and we are very excited at the
concentration of flavors in this vintage
