Martinelli, Three Sisters Sea Ridge Meadow Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast

Martinelli · California › Sonoma Coast › United States of America

White · Chardonnay
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LWIN 1343131
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89 /100
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9
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Taster #5273 · Mar 6, 2023
93/100
It may have had better days when younger but it still represents the minerality and terrior of an incredibly well made Helen Turley chardonnay. Golden straw color with stone and varietal notes on the nose and palate. Incredibly long finish. Drink up.
2005 vintage
Taster #8381 · Oct 22, 2010
85/100
Lacking. Heavy alcohol nose even after open for an hour +. This masks what should be a nicer nose, honeysuckle comghtly comes on lightly. Not a 94 point chardonnay in our opinion. It's just not elegant enough. The oak is there, but not much else.
2005 vintage
Taster #8109 · Aug 20, 2009
89/100
Dinner with Greg and Sayo (Their Place, Hong Kong) : Rich golden colour. Big oaky, minerally nose with ripe melon and ripe pineapple Thick and glyceriney on the palate but not unpleasantly so, with similar taste to the nose plus some fresh figs. A big wine but not flabby. Some length. Went well with the moules marinieres and with the fresh french oysters but rather monolithic. Too heavy to drink without food.
2005 vintage
Taster #5423 · Mar 2, 2009
92/100
Good but not great. After bottles of Aubert and Kongsgaard chardonnay, this seemed a little simple, without nearly the depth of flavor of those wines. Not a heavy wine, a little surprising to me for Martinelli. That could actually lead other tasters to prefer this wine but it's not the house style I expect here, for better or worse. At 14.4, lower alcohol too than I'd have expected at this address, but tasting it confirmed it.
2005 vintage
Taster #1277 · Mar 1, 2009
85/100
I am really sorry. I had such high hopes for Martinelli. I bought a bunch of their wines, and have been really disappointed. I got the new release order form in the mail and I just threw it away. There is nothing on the nose, and less on the palate. The good news is, others are doing so much better.
2005 vintage
Taster #4824 · Oct 9, 2008
85/100
really oaky, strong lychee element, no acidity or tartness makes this a no go for me. at martinelli wine dinner at providence in LA
2005 vintage
Taster #0279 · Sep 14, 2008
93/100
A very supple wine that although it is heavy on the buttery, oak flavors still has wonderful intensity of apple, fig and cedar. This may get better with time.
2005 vintage
Taster #4174 · Sep 10, 2008
92/100
Yeah, it's oaky but there seems to be a more noticeable interplay of fruit this time. The vanilla component is inescapable, but the voluptuous mouth feel is seductive and the flavors favor the spicier "golden" components (nutmeg, banana, honey.) One bottle left. Sigh.
2005 vintage
Taster #4174 · Mar 27, 2008
91/100
Boy, I was all psyched to love this wine as I am a HUGE fan of Martinellli Chardonnays, but this was a little on the oaky side for me. Still, it is nuanced, with a golden hue and nose of honey and almond pit and a velvety mouth feel. The flavors range from lemony/herbal to cedar box. Gladly I have a few more of these, so time will tell.
2005 vintage