2023 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard Dundee Hills

#2 Top 100 Wines USA 2025 “Tense and savory, with layers of spicy herbs and black pepper, together with pure, elegant fruit wrapped in blood-orange zest. The structure is tightly wound, with firm, deeply rooted tannins and almost endless length. The mid-palate unfolds with bitter oranges, seashells, iron and crushed bricks, adding complexity. This is built for the cellar and needs some time. Better from 2029.” Review Date: March 2025

“The 2023 Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard is impossible to ignore, offering an array of crushed cherries and minty herbs, along with a hint of clove and stone dust that tempt the senses. Elegance defines the feel, as velvety textures are supported by cool-toned acidity while red and blue fruits swirl across the palate, leaving a crunchy mineral tinge toward the close. A web of fine-grained tannin adds structure and poise as the 2023 finishes with outstanding length and energy, leaving inner rose tones and a pleasantly bitter twang to linger. Fabulous. Drinking Window: 2026-2034 Tasting with Jim Maresh is always a pleasure. It’s inspiring to absorb his enthusiasm for what he does, his love of the region and his vision for Oregon’s untapped potential. The wines here always communicate purity, energy and complexity. Maresh prefers to pick fruit “al dente” (early) in order to achieve a certain “crunchiness” in the wines, but the truth is that he’s actually picking at the ideal ripeness level for his sites. This results in wines that are fruit-forward in their youth yet balanced and structured for extended aging. Maresh works with some of the oldest vines in the Dundee Hills AVA, which provides an advantage in warm, dry years like 2023. The Pinot Noirs here are consistently superb, and the Chardonnays continue to excel, propelled by Maresh’s ongoing experimentation with the variety and his parallel work with the Tan Fruit project.” – Eric Guido Review Date: July 2025