2019 Chardonnay Martinelli Road
Appellation
Russian River
Fresh mango, pineapple and guava aromas are found in the expressive nose. Juicy upon entry the tropical flavor of pineapple is complimented with powder sugar in the mouth. Subdued barrel toast notes are in the long fresh finish
Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Russian River
Alcohol %
15.2
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
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. Lee Martinelli Sr. planted this vineyard in 1989 using clone 95. The vineyard is located directly below the steep Jackass Hill Zinfandel vineyard on the original Martinelli family homestead ranch.
Winemaker Notes
Heavy rainfall and 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 10 days later in stages from bud break to harvest than in the 2018 vintage. This long growing season allowed for full and rich flavor development.
