TN: 2012 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir (USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills)

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Is this type of note helpful to people? I drank the wine a couple of days ago without the idea of even writing a note. It just stuck in my mind, though.

  • 2012 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills (11/24/2014)
    No formal notes, but really loved the light, elegant wine. Fruit leaned more cranberry than cherry. Even with such a young wine, I got pure frult and no oak. Really wonderful stylistically.

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At a great price.

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Yes, as I have two bottles and wondered how it was drinking. Thanks.

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Have either of you tried the Juliard? I picked up a 3-pack this year but haven’t opened one.

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I only drink the Dundee Hills and the Maresh Maresh, budget reasons.

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Thanks for the note Chris. I opened a bottle shortly after I got it back in July and loved it. The 2011 is excellent too…

2012 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills (7/14/2014)
No notes taken, but this really showed well. Captivating nose with red fruit and lots of spice (stems). Perfect balance and a silky texture on the palate with a big burst of flavor. Acidity and some tannin appeared at the finish. Beautiful stuff and I’m glad to have a few more bottles so I can follow it’s development. (93 pts.)

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Thanks for the notes. I have a few of the Maresh Vyd wine and was hesitating to open any of them yet.
Nice to see the data points for both of these wines.

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I opened two…loved the first one and scratched my head on the second bottle??

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Spice and cranberries… No one else got that crazy apricot thing going on? Seriously nice juice underneath but some whacked out yeast effect making it a dead ringer for Kerns apricot nectar. I expect it will fade, but totally in your face now. I asked Jim himself about it and he said every 4 years or so strange things like this would happen. He attributed it to that “crazy Dundee Hills fruit!” Clearly some crazy native yeast expressing itself. It was a totally new Pinot experience for me.

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Durstin I will look for that both in the Dundee Hills bottling (which this thread it about…under $30) and the Maresh Maresh bottling ($45-70 and utterly world class in every way). Frankly if I spot the apricot next time I’ll probably see it as a plus, apricot and New World pinot noir sounds kind of nice. Apricot and cabernet, not so much.

For a couple of the above posts I can’t tell if they’re talking about the Maresh Dundee Hills or the Maresh Maresh.

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Thanks for the note Chris, I have yet to open any from my BerserkerDay purchase. I will now though, sounds like they are delish.