Mike Levin

9.1

Good spice and red fruit. — 6 years ago

Greg Wright

9.0

The Sea Ridge Chardonnay is rich and ample all in the Martinelli style but well balanced. Lemon pie, custard, ripe melons and French oak. Not the most subtle wine but very good in its own right. — 6 years ago

Katie Carney

10

Moms 60th wine from Rex — 7 years ago

with Nat

Jon Ruyle

9.3

Wow! This was very much in the style of a northern Rhone, with herby aromas and flavors of bacon fat and minerals. It evolved nicely throughout the evening. What a balance between fruit and herbs! This went amazingly well with rosemary garlic rib eye. — 8 years ago

Jonathan Ross

9.3

Ripe but has the body to age a few years. Bomb. — 8 years ago

Melissa Fricke

9.4

Best Chardonnay — 8 years ago

Natalie Griffin

9.5

Almost ripe cherries, boysenberries. Dusty medium tannins. Lovely wine. — 8 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Darker fruits; blackberries, dark cherries, stewed black plum and strawberries, raspberries on the long palate, cinnamon, touch of nutmeg, Asian spices, crushed dry rocks and a long smooth elegant finish. — 8 years ago

R David Fuhrman

9.1

Martinelli Road, get with it Delectable — 9 years ago

Sue Mohle

9.5

Buttery vivid exotic fruits and tons of Martinelli apples! — 10 years ago

Sean Hughes

9.2

Light in color and texture but also earthy flavors- very drinkable. — 6 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

Hmmm...gives the Sonoma crowd a run for their money. Not much missing here. — 7 years ago

Willie Carter

8.9

Big, brawny, and more than a bit beefy. Dark purple with a nose of old cigars, bacon grease, and vanilla. Big ol' palate of smoked meat and white pepper. Tons of smoke, along with some dried herbs, and funky dirt. Not a lot of fruit here but you'll discover plums and black cherries eventually. The 15.5% puts out quite a bit of heat. Maybe too much heat. As tasty as this is, I'm not really getting Syrah so much. In the long run that doesn't matter because you should probably drink this. — 7 years ago

Shawn R

9.1

Eclipse in the glass, yet not overly extracted. Cranberry, citrus rind and stewed cherries. Light, lively mouth feel showing soft tannins and acidity the pulls the checks to reveal rich flavors of cream, cut flowers and asian plum. Full bodied and layered well. Balanced oak for a spiced long finish. Less than 100 cases. — 8 years ago

Saul Gropman

Owner/Operator Cafe La Haye

9.0

Can you say: cherry bomb? — 8 years ago

Brittany H

9.0

I like it but I'm having trouble deciding a rating. Strawberry and cranberry. Very earthy with a hint of smoke and warm spices. Medium light body. Overall enjoyable. — 8 years ago

Deborah Heath

9.0

Old World Winery #abouriou Reserve + Boxing Day #cassoulet. 4th generation California vintner Darek Trowbridge nurtures this wonderful grape from SW France in the Russian River Valley, first planted by his great grandfather Martinelli. — 8 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.2

As soon as I poured it I knew that we were in for a treat. Probably the same color as when it was bottled. Mersault-like, which I'm not likely to say about Martinelli often. Perfect with a cheese plate lunch. — 9 years ago

Jared Hamm

10

Hints of grape. Consistent. — 10 years ago

John Kemper

9.0

The medium ruby '00 Martinelli Pinot Noir 'Martinelli Vineyard Reserve' tingles the nose with muted aromas of red berries and cherries. Not overly heavy, the palate picks up subtle flavors of mocha and sweet spice. The wine is near the end of its peak drinking window, but still satisfies. — 11 years ago

Dustin James

9.5

One of the better ones — 6 years ago

Katie Carney

9.4

Christmas wine 1 — 6 years ago

Greg March

9.2

Yes high alcohol but 30 min in the glass and it's beautiful and without complaints. — 7 years ago

C. Cole

9.1

Went in for a different varietal and came out with this. Aside from sediment, clear, bright color and taste. A pleasant surprise. — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Darker Ruby with aromas of big red fruits and slight spice. On the palate bold black cherry, blackberry and plum with rich tannins around some oak. Well balanced the fruit stays with this wine on a lingering finish. — 8 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.6

Martinelli Zin does it again! Blockbuster loaded with black berry and bramble berries. Fruit forward, great balance and only 17.3 alcohol . CB 96 — 8 years ago

with Karen and Kurt

Rafael Landestoy

9.6

Wine of the night for me. Loved it. Amazing fruit but balanced and complex. Had it open for many many hours in the bottle and it continued to evolve. — 8 years ago

with Ilida

Mike Smith

Owner/Winemaker Myriad Cellars

9.4

The first Williams Selyem wine. — 9 years ago

Matt Forester

9.1

2010 Martinelli Lolita Ranch Chardonnay. Lemony and somewhat understated with vanilla and oak, but not too much of either. — 9 years ago

John Kemper

9.4

I'm impressed with the staying power of the '99 Martinelli Pinot Noir 'Three Colts'. Still powerful with earthy aromas of dark fruit, minerals and tobacco. Slow developing sweet cherry liqueur flavors gradually fade to a pleasant, but dry finish. — 11 years ago