Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir
Weber Vineyard
If Oregon vineyards were classified like Burgundy Maresh would certainly be a Grand Cru. The philosophy at Arterberry Maresh adheres to old vine Dundee Hills fruit, alcohols under 14% (preferably mid 12 to lower 13%), new oak kept under 15% on Pinot, no pumping, no fining, no filtering, no acidulating, no watering. The goal is purity of fruit and naturality expressing terroir with elegance and ageworthiness.
Somm Select says: “Cellar wizard Jim Arterberry Maresh, a third-generation Dundee Hills grower, has raised the bar to a seemingly insurmountable height, producing nuanced, aromatically complex, and wonderfully pure Pinot Noirs that everyone can afford.”
2022 Vintage
NEW RELEASE
A restrained Weber with pure red fruits more typical of the neighboring vineyards of Worden Hill. Tightly wound and weightless red currant, briar and cherry.
2021 Vintage
WINE ADVOCATE 97 POINTS
The 2021 Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard comes from vines planted in the 1970s and is highly expressive this year, pairing concentration and detail. It has a medium ruby color and alluring, feral aromas: wafts of iron, tar and game meats complement a deep core of briary fruit, and it takes its time in the glass to unfold to higher-toned notes of potpourri. Light-bodied, it’s nuanced and detailed, opening to bursts of blood orange and bitters flavors as it moves through the mouth. It has abundant, powdery tannins, mouthwatering acidity and a flourish of spice across the finish. The Weber is already impressive, but it will offer even more after 5-8 years in bottle.
2019 Vintage
WINE ADVOCATE RATING 97+
Out of curiosity, winemaker Jim Maresh and I re-tasted the 2019 Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard to compare to the recently bottled 2021s. (Weber Vineyard was previously owned by Jim’s grandfather and part of the Maresh Vineyard.) It’s beginning to curl inward, taking plenty of time to blossom from touches of iodine and flint to wild blackberries, tea leaves, lavender, salted licorice and candied orange peel. The medium-bodied palate is powerful and refreshing, with youthfully latent fruit and a long, spicy finish. Purchasers can look forward to an exciting evolution as this matures over the next 10-15 years.
2018 Vintage
WINE ADVOCATE RATING 97
The 2018 Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard comes from Pommard clone vines planted in 1983. It features pure aromas of cranberry and black raspberry with botanical and floral layers. The palate is seamless and complex, with powerful flavors, a silty texture and bright acidity, finishing with layer after layer of sweet berry fruit.
2010 Vintage
WINE ADVOCATE RATING 95
The 2010 Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard is pale to medium garnet in color and bursts out of the glass with layers of dried cranberry and red cherry over a core of cardamom, exotic spices, oolong tea leaves, warm earth and cracked pink peppercorn—this is still fresh as a daisy! Light to medium-bodied, it floods the mouth with layers of dried red fruits, dried flowers, spice, potpourri and earth, with juicy acidity and soft, grainy tannins, finishing long, lovely and spicy. Wow! 180 cases produced.
