The 2021 Chardonnay Zio Tony Ranch is the most savory and phenolic of the Martinelli Chardonnays. As such, it is a wine of earthy subtlety and nuance, with fruit pushed into the background. Dried fruit, herbs, spice and dried pear are some of the notes that shape this distinctive, virile Chardonnay from Altamont and Goldridge soils in the Laguna Ridge district of the Russian River Valley.
94 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Jan 2024)