VLVL2 (9.5): "'71 Louis Martini"

[Dave Monroe]

   "'You're looting?' DL Paused to inquire.
   "'Few random vintages, I was--pressed for time!'
   "'Undrinkable, of course, theft itself being the
main thing with you, right, Takeshi.'
   "'Check it out, Freckles!  Here--'71 Louis Martini,
ne?  A legend!  And this one's--some kind of French
stuff!'" (VL, Ch. 9, p. 191)


"'71 Louis Martini"

The Martini family has always placed great stock in
their vineyards, and through three generations they
have worked under the guiding principle that fine wine
starts in the vineyard. Today, the family owns more
than 600 acres of vineyards in Napa and Sonoma
counties, supplying about 75 percent of the grapes
used in making Louis M. Martini wines. Located in such
renowned appellations as Russian River Valley, Sonoma
Valley and Chiles Valley, the Martini vineyards
represent decades of painstaking research by the
Martini family to identify and propagate superior
grape clones and to match specific grape varieties to
microclimates and soils. 

http://www.louismartini.com/vineyards.tmpl

Louis M. Martini, an Italian immigrant and a colorful
entrepreneur, built the winery that bears his name in
the Napa Valley in 1933. At a time when California had
little international recognition for its wine, Louis
dedicated his new winery to making fine wines and he
acquired vineyard land in Napa and Sonoma that was
suitable for growing premium wine grapes. These bold
moves were characteristic of the enterprising vintner,
and his focus on quality and innovation has been
passed down through three generations of Martini
ownership and winemaking....

http://www.winecountryjobs.com/Louis%20Martini.htm

Louis M. Martini Winery

Family-owned winery founded in 1922 by Louis M.
Martini. In 1957 it was taken over by his son Louis P.
Martini and today is run by his grandchildren ....

http://eat.epicurious.com/dictionary/wine/index.ssf?DEF_ID=1818&ISWINE=T

"The old Barberas from Louie Martini were legendary."

http://www.sbwines.com/trh/March20_2002.html

These don't go back to 1971, so ...

http://www.louismartini.com/wines.tmpl?cart=3153656924104423

So I put in an inquiry on our behalf ...

http://www.louismartini.com/contactus.tmpl?cart=3153656924104423

Will let y'all know as soon as I know ...

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