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3360 River Road, Windsor, CA
(800) 346-1627
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Martinelli Road Chardonnay 2019

94 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous

94 points
Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

VINEYARD
Martinelli Road
VINTAGE
2019
ABOUT THIS WINE

The Martinelli Road Chardonnay Vineyard is one of our coolest vineyard sites in the Russian River Valley and is consistently one of the last vineyards to be picked. A large portion of the vineyard remains shaded for most of the day by a ridge of old redwood trees. Lee Martinelli Sr. planted this vineyard in 1989 using clone 95, and the vineyard borders the Jackass Zinfandel vineyard on the original Martinelli family homestead ranch.

Growing Year Info

Heavy floods dominated late winter and early Spring 2019. This rain pushed bud break into late March and early April. Both April and May were cool which slowed down the growth in the vines and stretched out ripening. The summer was very temperate, with a bit of heat just before harvest to help push the flavors. Overall, we were around 1o days later in stages from bud break to harvest than the 2018 vintage. This long season allowed for full and rich flavor development.

VINEYARD DETAILS

SPECIFICATIONS

APPELLATION
Russian River Valley
VARIETALS PLANTED
Chardonnay
SOIL INFORMATION
Franciscan and Goldridge
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
Clay, loam fractured rock
ROOTSTOCK
110R
CLONAL SELECTION
95 Wente
YEAR ACQUIRED
1880
Tasting Notes

Aromas of fresh pineapple, pear and fresh hazelnuts are present in the lifted nose. Silky upon entry, the palate contains long layers of flavors including tropical fruits and jasmine

Winemaker
Courtney Wagoner
Consulting Winemaker
Erin Green
Cases Produced
290

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