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2002 Martinelli Vineyards Chardonnay Charles Ranch Sonoma Coast
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About Martinelli Vineyards

Martinelli Winery is truly a creation born out of love. Founders Giuseppe and Luisa Martinelli eloped from their native Tuscany in 1895, with little more than their knowledge of winemaking, and set out to make a life in the new world. Over a century later, we can safely say that they succeeded.

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2002 Martinelli Vineyards Chardonnay Charles Ranch Sonoma Coast

Producer: Martinelli Vineyards
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Sonoma

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2004

($32) Pale gold-green color. Aromas of apple, pear, pineapple, papaya, creme brulee and nutty, smoky oak, with a dusty note that mostly dissipated with aeration. Dense, dry and rather exotic. Comes across as slightly more focused than the Gold Ridge, with very good finishing fruit.

95 Points | Wine Spectator
93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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