Great Chardonnay that could rival anything from Burgundy. Brimming with gorgeous florals like linden and honeysuckle, lemon pastry cream, and ripe apricot in the finish. Drinking well now but has another 6-10 years of life ahead of it.
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Tasting at Arterberry Maresh (Maresh Red Barn): On the nose - immediate hit of high end white burg. Plenty of reductive matches. Loved it in the mouth, with perhaps a tiny touch of VA. Feels like this still needs a few years. I must get some!
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This is an absolutely stellar example of what Willamette Valley Chardonnay is all about.
Lemon curd, key lime pie, and vanilla cream on the nose. The flavor attack is absolutely massive and fills every square millimeter of the palate.
Bright scintillating acidity leads to a long mouth-watering finish. Over time the minerals come forward.
This is fantastic today but will clearly also hold on and evolve in a exciting and interesting way for many years to come. I'm going to lay one down and maybe check it out around 2030.
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One word sums this wine up neatly: Seductive. Ok, more words: This baby is right in the Goldilocks zone of upfront charm and accessibility while providing plenty back end structure to hold it all together. Candied lemon is the main driver here, yet never really finishes as sweet, add a sliver of ginger, and a field of white flowers on the finish. While not especially concentrated nor powerful, this goes to that next level with its persistence - it just goes and goes and goes. Top drawer OR Chard, no question.
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2/21/2024 - ethanwade Likes this wine:
Great Chardonnay that could rival anything from Burgundy. Brimming with gorgeous florals like linden and honeysuckle, lemon pastry cream, and ripe apricot in the finish. Drinking well now but has another 6-10 years of life ahead of it.
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1/2/2024 - smoothjazz wrote: 94 Points
Outstanding example of an Old World White Burgundy from the New wprld
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8/6/2023 - SimonS wrote: 95 Points
Tasting at Arterberry Maresh (Maresh Red Barn): On the nose - immediate hit of high end white burg. Plenty of reductive matches. Loved it in the mouth, with perhaps a tiny touch of VA. Feels like this still needs a few years. I must get some!
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7/23/2023 - smoothjazz wrote: 94 Points
Superbly crafted Chardonnay from Oregon rivaling most Gran Cru & Premier Cru White Burgudy.
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1/11/2023 - Jack Cranley Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is an absolutely stellar example of what Willamette Valley Chardonnay is all about.
Lemon curd, key lime pie, and vanilla cream on the nose. The flavor attack is absolutely massive and fills every square millimeter of the palate.
Bright scintillating acidity leads to a long mouth-watering finish. Over time the minerals come forward.
This is fantastic today but will clearly also hold on and evolve in a exciting and interesting way for many years to come. I'm going to lay one down and maybe check it out around 2030.
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9/19/2021 - Dale M wrote: 94 Points
One word sums this wine up neatly: Seductive. Ok, more words: This baby is right in the Goldilocks zone of upfront charm and accessibility while providing plenty back end structure to hold it all together. Candied lemon is the main driver here, yet never really finishes as sweet, add a sliver of ginger, and a field of white flowers on the finish. While not especially concentrated nor powerful, this goes to that next level with its persistence - it just goes and goes and goes. Top drawer OR Chard, no question.
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