2012 Chardonnay Three Sisters
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The 2012 Chardonnay Three Sisters displays loads of honeysuckle, tremendous opulence (which is a hallmark), and plenty of orange mandarin and tropical fruit in a full-bodied but discreetly oaked style. This is a big, rich, delicious Chardonnay, but limited in availability (179 cases). Drink it over the next 5-7 years.
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The 2012 Chardonnay Three Sisters Vineyard is very tight today, but it likely won't be released until 2016, so that should not be much of a real issue by then. Brioche, dried pears, lemon oil spices, apricot pit and mint are all nicely delineated, but the 2012 is going to need quite a bit of time to fully emerge. The contrast of stony notes with the typical Martinelli intensity works beautifully in this powerful, coiled Chardonnay.
The 2012 Chardonnay Three Sisters displays loads of honeysuckle, tremendous opulence (which is a hallmark), and plenty of orange mandarin and tropical fruit in a full-bodied but discreetly oaked style. This is a big, rich, delicious Chardonnay, but limited in availability (179 cases). Drink it over the next 5-7 years. Mar 2016, www.robertparker.com
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Martinelli is a Sonoma benchmark for vineyard-designate bottlings—wines built to highlight how strongly a single site can shape Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Zinfandel. Across the range, the focus stays consistent: small-production bottlings that feel distinctly tied to where they’re grown.