2017 Martinelli Chardonnay Martinelli Road
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Score 97/100 · Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jan 2020
The 2017 Chardonnay Martinelli Road is one of the brighter wines in this range. Orchard fruit, white flowers, mint and white pepper give the Martinelli Road striking aromatic freshness and lift. This is the coolest of Chardonnay sites in the Martinelli portfolio. I especially like the weightless energy here.
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97
97/100
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Martinelli
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.