Rare new release from Martinelli and their Lolita Ranch Vineyard. Limited.

95 Points Robert Parker: "The Martinelli Chardonnay Lolita Ranch is ultra classy, offering bass tones of honeycomb and peaches and bright top notes of preserved citrus and spices. The medium-bodied palate boasts ripe, honeyed fruits refreshed by tangy acidity, and it finishes very long, mouth coating and über spicy. Its concentration and freshness suggest it will have a long life in the cellar."

Robert Parker: "...One of the great families of Northern California, and of course, one of the highest quality producers, the Martinellis – and rather remarkably so – only estate-bottle 15% of their production from over 300 acres of beautifully situated vineyards in the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast. No doubt Helen Turley, who worked at Martinelli and mentored its winemaking team, left a profound influence on the quality of the Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, Syrahs and Zinfandels, a fact that can’t be overstated. The Chardonnays all go through full malolactic fermentation and tend to see about 50% new oak. The Pinot Noirs are always 100% destemmed and largely spend no longer than ten months in about 60% new French oak."