The Martinelli family has been growing grapes in the Russian River Valley since 1887. At the ages of 19 and 16, Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini left their small village in the Tuscany region of Italy and made their way to California looking for land to farm and start a winery. Giuseppe had been a winemaker in Italy and with his viticultural knowledge he was hired to plant a vineyard for a farmer in Forestville. 100 years later, the historic Martinelli Estate vineyards are farmed by Lee Martinelli, Sr., and sons Lee, Jr. and George Martinelli. The wines are made by winemaker Bryan Kvamme. These handcrafted wines are unfined, unfiltered, neither cold nor heat stabilized and may contain naturally occurring sediment.
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Tasting Notes "This adequate amount of rain at the appropriate time led to favorable conditions for bloom, which resulted in an even fruit-set and good vine
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Vinous Media 97 "The 2018 Pinot Noir Zio Tony Ranch is a magnificent wine that captures all of the Martinelli signatures. Super-ripe red cherry, red plum,
Vinous Media 95 "The 2018 Zinfandel Giuseppe & Luisa is, in my view, once again the most distinctive Zinfandel in this range. Bright acids, floral overtones
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Tasting Notes "The lively nose on our 2018 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is filled with the aromas of strawberry, ripe raspberry and tobacco leaf. It is
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Wine Enthusiast 93 "From estate-grown fruit, this is a hearty, robust expression of the variety that explodes on the palate in restless waves of ripe red
10103cCalifornia » Sonoma Coast
Vinous Media 95 "The 2018 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch is laced with an exotic mélange of game, spice, blood orange, mint and dried flowers, all of
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Vinous Media 91 "The 2016 Chardonnay Martinelli Road is fascinating to taste next to the Lolita Ranch as it is quite a bit more lifted and
Tasting Notes Our 2017 Bondi Home Ranch Pinot Noir has sweet aromas of blueberry, black cherry and sweet sandalwood. The palate is weighty and rich with
Vinous Media 95 "The 2017 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch is marked by an array of bright floral notes and orange peel/citrus overtones that add freshness to
California » Russian River Valley
Wine Enthusiast 91 "The 2017 Bella Vigna Pinot Noir has a nose of dried cherry, licorice, and blueberry. The palate is ripe on entry with mouth-coating
California » Russian River Valley
Wine Enthusiast 92 "This robust, generous and ripe red offers a mix of candied plum, blackberry and black olive, with a lavender tone to brighten the
Vinous Media 96 "The 2016 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch emerges from the coolest site Martinelli works with. The colder microclimate yields a Pinot with distinctly
Wine Enthusiast 90 "Amped up in gritty texture and a big tannin profile, this is robust, richly concentrated red wine, able to deliver expertly on its
Wine Advocate 93 "The 2016 Zinfandel Giuseppe and Luisa is pale to medium garnet-purple in color with a nose of prunes, spice cake and Christmas pudding
California » Russian River Valley
Wine Enthusiast 91 "Thick and concentrated in blueberry and black cherry jam, this is a robustly ripe, powerfully built wine, full of intensity. Toasted oak and
Vinous Media 96 "Moonshine Ranch is a dazzling, heady wine, the 2015 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch is rich, creamy and voluptuous from start to finish. Silky
Wine Enthusiast 91 "Perfumed in smoky char, this is a sizable, high-octane red wine, smooth and succulent on the palate with highlights of spicy cinnamon, black
Wine Enthusiast 96 "Perfumed and meaty, this coastal wine offers strong elements of cured bacon and intense hints of smoke. The nose is additionally gorgeous in
Vinous Media 96 "The 2015 Pinot Noir Zio Tony Ranch is another fabulous wine from Martinelli. Dark, round and inviting, the 2015 possesses striking depth and
Vinous Media 94 "A rich, boisterous wine, the 2015 Zinfandel Giuseppe & Luisa is explosive in the glass. Here, too, the flavors are bright and vibrant.
Wine Enthusiast 91 "The 2015 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir has aromas of black cherry, sweet herbs, and star anise, with a well-focused brightness. The palate
Vinous Media 97 "The 2015 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch, from Marinelli's coolest Pinot site, is another stunner. Silky, nuanced and wonderfully expressive on the palate,
Vinous Media 93 "The 2015 Chardonnay Zio Tony Ranch is powerful and dense in the glass. The low yields of the vintage have blurred some of
Vinous Media 95 "The 2015 Chardonnay Charles Ranch boasts tremendous aromatic intensity and brightness to play off the rich, layered fruit. Wonderfully complete and harmonious, the
Wine Advocate 96 "The cool-climate 2014 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch, from the Green Valley in the Russian River, is absolutely spectacular. It saw 80% new