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Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard 2001

$31999
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This is a mature bottle of one of California's hardest-to-find Pinot Noirs, from the estate vineyard the winery is named after. Marcassin is the small Sonoma Coast winery of winemaker Helen Turley and her husband, viticulturist John Wetlaufer. Turley has consulted for many acclaimed wineries, but Marcassin is where she now does most of her own work. Their 20-acre vineyard is planted two-thirds Pinot Noir and one-third Chardonnay, with the vines set close together and yields kept low. The wines are bottled with no fining, filtering or cold stabilization. Roughly 90% of the wine goes to the mailing list, and buyers can wait years for an allocation, so these rarely turn up on a shop shelf. One with more than two decades of age on it is rarer still. (The name is French for "young wild boar," which is worth remembering when you plan dinner.)

Shipping

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  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2001

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Slow-braised wild boar ragù over pappardelle; roast duck breast with cherry jus; mushroom and thyme risotto; herb-roasted quail with wild rice.

Tasting Profile

Expect the ripe, concentrated style Marcassin is known for: dark cherry and black raspberry fruit with earthy, spicy notes, a fuller body than most Pinot Noir, and bright acidity from the cool Sonoma Coast. Unfined and unfiltered Pinot of this kind typically softens with long bottle age, picking up savoury, mushroomy notes over silky tannins before a long, dry finish.