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2021 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard Dundee Hills 750 ml
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“Some of the Most Impressive Wines I’ve Tried Anywhere—Not Just in the US.”
Dollar for dollar, nobody is making better Pinot Noir in the world right now than Oregon. For its complexity, purity, and ageability, Jim Maresh’s 2021 Maresh Vineyard Pinot stands with the very best of Burgundy and Sonoma, full stop.
This bottle hails from Jim’s sacred Maresh Vineyard, one of the top Pinot sites in the state. We’ve never had the chance to offer this bottling before, and the 2021 earned a staggering 98+ points from the tough-scoring Wine Advocate—better than nearly every 2021 from Williams Selyem or Littorai, better than Burgundy Grands Crus like the 2021 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Bèze ($4,500+).
Driving up Worden Hill Road, the Maresh’s big red barn is impossible to miss. Back in 1969, farmer Jim Maresh Sr. imported Pommard and Wadenswil Pinot Noir clones from California. He planted them in the spring of 1970 with the help of his neighbor Dick Erath, and those deep-rooted, dry-farmed vines are still producing world-class fruit today.
Erin Brooks wrote in Wine Advocate, “The wines are concentrated yet elegant, fruity yet flinty and are some of the most impressive wines I’ve tried anywhere—not just in the US.” She raved, “Pinot Noirs from Arterberry Maresh offer amazing layers of sweet, precise fruits, exotic spices and earth—everything you want from great Pinot Noir. They’re concentrated and jam-packed with flavor while still maintaining excellent grainy tannic structure and very juicy acidity, not to mention they age beautifully.”
With its dry conditions and low yields, 2021 is a landmark year for Willamette Valley wines, with one veteran winemaker putting it in the top five of their lifetime. This bottle will deliver well over a decade of thrilling drinking.