Marcassin is an exceptionally small boutique winery owned and run by one of the most influential and acclaimed winemakers in California, Helen Turley. The Three Sisters Vineyard is owned by the Martinelli family (and the last cuvée to be made by Marcassin was the 2008 vintage). The 2000 release is now fully mature, exuding wonderful notes of lemon rind, dried apricot, baked apple, butter, lanolin, slight smokiness and spices. An up-front style of Chardonnay but it is rather delicious! Here in glorious magnum format.
Producer Information
Marcassin is a leading Sonoma Coast wine label owned by famous winemaker Helen Turley and her viticulturalist husband John Wetlaufer. Turley is one of the most influential winemakers in California, and has acted as a consultant for many of the region’s top estates, including Pahlmeyer and Peter Michael Winery.The estate is regarded as a benchmark producer of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and the wines are known for their rich opulent style and ageworthiness. A majority of the wines produced by Marcassin are exclusively released to members of the mailing list.In the winery, Chardonnay is pressed in whole bunches, while the Pinot Noir is destemmed and cold-soaked prior to fermentation with wild yeasts. Aging takes place in new French oak with no fining, filtering or cold stablization prior to bottling. The wines are then aged further in the cellar for around five years before release.
