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Marimar Torres Estate
| Owner(s) | Marimar Torres |
| Web site | www.marimarestate.com |
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Marimar Torres came to live in California in 1975 and first selling the family wines in Europe and then North America. After two years of searching, she acquired the land in the Green Valley sub-appellation of the Russian River Valley and began planting the Don Miguel Vineyard in 1986. The 81-acre site is planted to 30 acres of Chardonnay and 30 acres of Pinot Noir. She later planted 20 acres of a 180-acre property to Pinot Noir between Freestone and Occidental in the Sonoma Coast appellation. All vineyards are planted in a high-density European style and are certified organic and biodynamic.
The Pinot Noir lineup includes a Don Miguel Vineyard, a Dona Margarita Vineyard, Cristina (a 20 barrel select reserve) and two block bottlings. The Marimar Estate wines, which include Chardonnay, are 100% estate-grown and bottled.
The winery is built in the style of a Catalan farmhouse reflecting the home in which Marimar Torres grew up in. The tasting room at 11400 Graton Road in Sebastopol is open seven days a week with several tasting options available including tapas and a wine pairing experience. Tours are available by appointment (707-823-4365)
Articles About Marimar Torres Estate
Green Valley Pinot Noir: The Secret is a Three Letter Word (8.11 2/15/2010)
On the Pinot Trail at West of West Festival, Part I: West Sonoma Coast (9.28 8/14/2013)
Part IV: Tasting Pinot Noir from the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA (9.28 8/14/2013)
Pinots from the Edge (6.57 4/7/2008)
Reviewed Wines
2008 Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard La Masia Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
14.7% alc., $30.
Estate grown and bottled. From organic grapes grown in western Sonoma County in the Green Valley
appellation. Unfiltered.
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Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Revealing aromas of cherries, raspberries
and delicate oak. Flavors of very ripe berries and raisin, accentuated with an herbal bent, displaying
flamboyant tannins and some heat on the reasonably long finish. Good.
Reviewed June 24, 2012
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2006 Marimar Estate La Masia Torres Family Vineyards Don Miguel Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
14.2% alc., $25. Estate grown and bottled from organically grown grapes. Unfiltered.
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Aromas of
strawberries, raspberries and wood shavings. The fruit veers to the redder spectrum with oak tannins playing a
prominent role. Decent, but not exciting.
Reviewed February 15, 2010
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2005 Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard Green Valley Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., $33.
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A very earthy
Pinot with oak, truffle and woody tannins running through. The black cherry fruit core is flavorful.
Reviewed April 7, 2008
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2004 Marimar Estate Dona Margarita Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
14.3% alc., $36. This wine comes from a 20-acre high-density planting (2,340
vines/acre) in western Sonoma County at 600 feet. Located in the Freestone
Valley between Freestone and Occidental, it is only six miles east of the Pacific
Ocean. Soils are Goldridge type. Clones are Pommard and 115.
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This
wine has a “Burgundy” bent. Nutty, earthy nose, and dense black raspberry,
smoky, earthy and woodsy flavors. Some drying tannins still persist on the finish.
Quite enjoyable for its distinctive sauvage character.
Reviewed April 7, 2008
ARTICLE »
2008 Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard La Masia Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
14.7% alc., $30. Estate grown and bottled. From organic grapes grown in western Sonoma County in the Green Valley appellation. Unfiltered. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Revealing aromas of cherries, raspberries and delicate oak. Flavors of very ripe berries and raisin, accentuated with an herbal bent, displaying flamboyant tannins and some heat on the reasonably long finish. Good. Reviewed June 24, 2012 ARTICLE »
2006 Marimar Estate La Masia Torres Family Vineyards Don Miguel Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
14.2% alc., $25. Estate grown and bottled from organically grown grapes. Unfiltered. · Aromas of strawberries, raspberries and wood shavings. The fruit veers to the redder spectrum with oak tannins playing a prominent role. Decent, but not exciting. Reviewed February 15, 2010 ARTICLE »
2005 Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard Green Valley Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., $33. · A very earthy Pinot with oak, truffle and woody tannins running through. The black cherry fruit core is flavorful. Reviewed April 7, 2008 ARTICLE »
2004 Marimar Estate Dona Margarita Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
14.3% alc., $36. This wine comes from a 20-acre high-density planting (2,340 vines/acre) in western Sonoma County at 600 feet. Located in the Freestone Valley between Freestone and Occidental, it is only six miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Soils are Goldridge type. Clones are Pommard and 115. · This wine has a “Burgundy” bent. Nutty, earthy nose, and dense black raspberry, smoky, earthy and woodsy flavors. Some drying tannins still persist on the finish. Quite enjoyable for its distinctive sauvage character. Reviewed April 7, 2008 ARTICLE »