Pellegrini Family Vineyards

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(707) 575-8463 4055 West Olivet Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
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robert@pellegrinisonoma.com
www.pellegrinisonoma.com

The Pellegrini Family traces its heritage in winemaking to the early 1900s when brothers Nello and Gino Pellegrini arrived in New York City from their native Tuscany. They soon made their way to the West Coast and in 1925 became Sonoma County grape merchants, shipping grapes throughout the U.S. for home winemaking. In 1933 after repeal of Prohibition, the brothers established the original Pellegrini Wine Company, shipping grapes from Sonoma County and producing quality wines for many of San Francisco's finest shops and restaurants. Nello's son Vincent took over direction of the winery in the early 1950s, and expanded into wholesale distribution of imported and domestic wines and spirits. In 1973, Vincent and his wife Ida purchased a 70-acre apple and plum orchard on West Olivet Road in Santa Rosa. They converted this prime Russian River Valley property to grape vines, and Vincent had the foresight to plant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. In the late 70s, Robert Pellegrini named his first wine "Olivet Lane" Chardonnay, and the name took. Olivet Lane was one of the first Pinot Noir estates in the Russian River Valley, and over the years has been the grape source for many of the Valley's Pinot Noir luminaries, in addition to the family's own award-winning Olivet Lane Estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir production. In the mid 1980's, Vincent's children Robert, Richard and Jeanne decided to increase the family's vineyard holdings, and subsequently purchased the Cloverdale Ranch in the Alexander Valley of Sonoma County. Today, Cloverdale Ranch's 55 acres are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines, with the resulting production enjoying worldwide critical acclaim. When Vincent Pellegrini passed away in 1989, Robert, Richard and Jeanne assumed leadership of the wine business, and decided to focus on producing estate-bottled artisan wines of the highest quality. As part of their commitment to the production of fine wine, in 2001 they built a state-of-the-art winemaking facility on the Olivet Lane Estate. With this addition, the family has been able to recruit a top winemaking team and produce estate-designated, consistently award-winning products.In 2003, the eight children of Robert, Richard and Jeanne–the "eight cousins"–purchased a 12-acre parcel of old-clone Zinfandel alongside the Olivet Lane Estate, launching the fourth generation of the Pellegrini family into the wine business. Together, the family continues to produce some of Sonoma County's finest wines, and is committed to continuing the legacy of distinction and quality, now and for future generations. – Description from AlexJelena (hide)

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Pellegrini Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Cloverdale Ranch (2005)

Winery:	Pellegrini Family Vineyards
Region:	USA » California » Sonoma County » Alexander Valley
Varietal:	Cabernet Sauvignon
Type:	Table Wines

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Jon of Sonoma

A top 100 wine this year by SF Chronicle. I very much enjoyed the wine, it is not too overpowering but provides a nice aroma and mouth feel. We paired this with short ribs and polenta and it was excellent.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
Zinfandel

Parentage of the grape: Crljenak to Austria to America. In the 1970s, claims surfaced that the Italian Primitivo is l...
Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California -- at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety -- and...
Chardonnay

British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
Merlot

The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...
Pinot Noir

“With so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, they make the blood run hot,” Joel Fleischman, wine columnist at Van...

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Pellegrini Family Vineyards Chardonnay Russian River Valley Unoaked 2008

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Very nice unoaked russian river valley chardonnay. Lively citrus on the front end with grapefruit, lemon and a touch of apricot. Good acidity but well balanced with the fruit. Nice price for the product. Read More

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November 2011

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Pellegrini Family Vineyards Red Blend Alexander Valley Milestone 2006

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A nice lightly smoky, earthy tinged nose is run through with a distinct vanilla framed wild cherry note that has a lightly medicinal top note and a fine licorice element. On entry this is fresh but firm with the earthy tinged wild cherry fruit just beginning to edge out the rather significant tannins. This is a fairly big wine with opulent frui... Read More

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Pellegrini Family Vineyards Red Blend Alexander Valley Milestone 2006

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Opaque violet hue, aromas of black stone fruit, cassis and fruit cake, flavors of black plums, black currants and cigar box, lean on the palate, integrated tannins, moderately short finish. Read More

Wine review by InWineTruth
August 2010

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Cloverdale Ranch 2005

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This has been one of my favorite wines for a nice BBQ or just sitting and relaxing on the deck with some good cheese and pepperoni. Read More

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July 2010

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Carignane Redwood Valley 2007

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Bright ruby violet hue, aromas of cherry harvest and earth, on the palate it is single-note plum-cherry cough syrup, of bright acidity with moderate tannins and a modest finish. Read More

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February 2009

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Merlot Alexander Valley Cloverdale Ranch 2005

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Wine review by jnuger
February 2009

Pellegrini Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Cloverdale Ranch 2005

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