MARIMAR ESTATE | LA MASIA PINOT NOIR 2019 75cl

Marimar Estate La Masía Pinot Noir 2019 is one of California's great Pinot Noirs and one of the benchmarks that solidified the prestige of this variety in the United States after the phenomenon of the movie Sideways. Produced by Marimar Torres in the heart of the Russian River Valley, it combines the Torres family's winemaking tradition with one of the world's most renowned terroirs for this variety.

Its name pays homage to the Catalan farmhouse (masía) that inspired the winery's architecture and to a family dedicated to viticulture since the 16th century. The result is an elegant, profound, and extraordinarily long-lived wine.

Characteristics

Winery: Marimar Estate

Appellation: AVA Russian River Valley (Green Valley), California

Vintage: 2019

Wine Type: Aged Red Wine

Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Alcohol Content: 14% vol.

Vineyard: Don Miguel Vineyard

Aging: French oak barrels (30% new)

Format: 75 cl

The Vineyard

The grapes come exclusively from the Don Miguel Vineyard, an organic vineyard located in Green Valley, the coolest sub-zone with the most fog influence in the Russian River Valley, just 15 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean.

Planted with a high density of close to 5,000 vines per hectare, following the European model, the vineyard produces low yields that favor greater concentration and extraordinary aromatic elegance.

The 2019 vintage combines different Pinot Noir clones that provide complexity and balance:

58% Pommard

36% Swan

8% Dijon 667

18% Dijon 115

Production

The harvest was carried out manually between August 23 and September 13, with careful selection of each cluster.

After destemming, fermentation takes place in small stainless steel vats using only indigenous yeasts from the winery itself, thus preserving the vineyard's identity.

Subsequently, the wine remains in high-quality French oak barrels, with 30% new wood, from the prestigious cooperages Remond, Rousseau, and Marchive, made with oak from the French forests of Vosges and Bertranges.

Finally, the wine is bottled without fining or filtration, respecting all its purity and aging potential.

Tasting Notes

It presents an attractive, bright ruby color of medium intensity.

The nose offers great aromatic elegance dominated by cherries, blueberries, and other red fruits, accompanied by delicate notes of orange peel, cinnamon, sweet spices, and a refined, perfectly integrated oak background.

On the palate, it is silky, profound, and perfectly balanced. The acidity provides freshness and precision, while the fine tannins support an intense, long, and harmonious ensemble. The finish is persistent, with hints of ripe fruit, spices, and soft toasted notes. It has excellent aging potential, able to evolve favorably for 10 to 15 years or even longer.

Pairing

Ideal for duck, quail, roasted poultry, lamb, Iberian pork, salmon, mushrooms, Asian cuisine, mushroom risottos, and soft cheeses.

Recommended serving temperature: 14–15 ºC.

Marimar Estate La Masía Pinot Noir 2019 is the meeting point between the Catalan tradition of the Torres family and one of the great Pinot Noir territories in the world. An elegant wine full of nuances that authentically expresses the freshness, finesse, and complexity of the Russian River Valley, becoming an essential reference for lovers of this variety.