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• Nanda wrote: 92 points

  January 12, 2019 - Fat and rich with lots of orchard and tropical fruits. Good acidity. This reminded me of a Batard in its richness and density.

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• Nanda wrote: 87 points

  December 27, 2017 - Post-Christmas Blinds (Chez Nanda): Served double blind to guests (single blind to me) in a flight of 09 Burg/Cali/Oregon. The nose here is full or rich, round tropical and orchard fruit. Fat and ripe in style with just enough acidity to carry the fruit. Pretty disappointing relative to a non-blind bottle that I had 6 months ago, which seemed less fat. The group was guessing Cali on this one.

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• acyso wrote: 85 points

  December 27, 2017 - Blinds at Rich's (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. Tropical and flabby on the palate, with a little bit of oiliness that wasn't pleasant. Quite rich and fat, this seemed to be a clear warm climate chardonnay, from a producer that used a relatively lighter hand. The finish was marred by bitterness as well, though that didn't seem like it came from oak. I guessed California.

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• acyso wrote: 93 points

  May 30, 2017 - Dinner at The Bristol (Chicago, IL): If served blind, this would easily have passed for a high-quality Meursault 1er cru. This is a wine that fits my conception of what chardonnay ought to be: it's mineral and crisp, with that extra dose of reduction that provides the flintiness that I love. The palate is lean, but with tons of acidity and minerality. Sometimes, I wonder why I roll the dice on white Burgundy when there are wines like this (or Eyrie or Cameron).

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• wiscgrad wrote: 90 points

  July 8, 2016 - rich and creamy, but not an oak bomb. well balanced. though more oak than I was expecting

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type White
• Producer Arterberry Maresh
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Maresh Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Dundee Hills

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• In Cellars 38 (29%)
• Consumed 91 (71%)

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