Community Tasting Notes 5

• PineStreetWine Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 16, 2021 - Always great, tonight the wine didn’t really open up for about 90 minutes and by then... it was gone. Good to remember to give these wines, especially Maresh that is not Red Barn Blocks, time to coax out the most of these ethereal wines. Also curious who it does with some age.

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• SeaSea Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 30, 2019 - Lovely with some air. Bright red fruit, floral, mineral, just like the previous eloquent review says. Even better day 2.

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• Mlermontov wrote: 94 points

  April 13, 2019 - Oregon Pinot: The historic Maresh Vineyard in Dundee Hills, planted in 1970, produces some of the most sough-after fruit in the Willamette Valley. Kelley's approach, with 100% whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation, and no new oak allows that fruit to speak for itself.
  Nose: On opening - easily the most fragrant and floral wine of the lineup. Roses, violets, a hint of tar add to the earthy cherry tones. With time it only gets more floral, adding hints of spearmint and clove.
  Palate: off the bat this was an elegant, lithe beauty. With time it only became more so, tart red cherry, strawberry and cranberry notes complement the mineral / wet stone mid palate, leading to an earthy, savory finish that shows hints of nutmeg, pomegranate and ancho chile.
  Overall: this is an absolute must-try for any Pinot-lover. Kelley has captured the best of the vintage here, with the ripe cherry tones infused with earthy, spicy depth of the Maresh fruit. While I personally would hold on to this bottle for 5-7 years, with a few hours in a decanter, it is sure to please even the most discerning of palates.

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• rocknroller wrote:

  July 28, 2018 - IPNC Weekend 2018; 7/26/2018-8/2/2018 (Linfield College, McMinnville, OR): Tasting pour. I really like the nose here, very aromatic and enticing, but the palate is quite brooding, lots of wood, grippy tannins, dark red fruits. Has very good potential.

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• Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 points

  February 11, 2018 - Wow, what a bouquet, showing masses of crushed cherry and strawberry mixed with wild herbs, lifting yellow florals and crushed stone. It continued to open more and more over time. On the palate I found youthfully lean textures with tart black cherry, bitter herbs, zesty acidity and savory mineral tones. The finish was long and fresh, hinting at bitter herbs and tart cherries.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Kelley Fox Wines
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Maresh Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Dundee Hills

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• In Cellars 158 (74%)
• Consumed 56 (26%)

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