Arterberry Maresh Pinot noir Maresh Vineyard 2011

Review:

Regular $58. The downright suave and sexy aromas are a shade darker than the typical Maresh vineyard profile, while remaining true Maresh: crushed cherries, brown sugar, orange essence, and incense. The 2011 adds pinches of raspberry and dark strawberry to the Maresh cherry core. The finish is bright, sweet, and long, with a mineral ribbon pulsing throughout. I recommend holding this for 3-6 years to glimpse its full potential. - Marcus

Alternatingly suave, bright and then earthen and regal, the 2011 Maresh Vineyard Pinot noir is opens with tart cherry and ripe raspberry tones and is both floral and earthen, with bramble, sweet ginger and sandalwood notes. Deepness and a purity of fruit pervade and this wine is as much airy and sweet as it is mineral, savory, long and deep. Vivid acidity and silken structure support the flavors of black strawberry, bing cherry pits, red tea while the finish is spice, pure and long. - Jim

2010 Vintage

2010 Wine Advocate - 94 points

Arterberry Maresh's 2010 estate vineyard Pinot noir has bright, high-toned red fruit aromas and overall character with an underlying sexiness. Citrus notes marry with Jim's typical Maresh sweetness, almost like a pinch of brown sugar. Beautiful silky precision, packed full of complexity that will show itself with more time in the bottle. The 2010 Maresh has that special earth nuance that is just like walking through the Maresh Vineyard. - Marcus

The Maresh Vineyard offering is his top wine each year and often one of our favorites of the vintage. This was again the case in 2010, a vintage that served up impeccably ripe fruit with balanced acidities. However, grape yields were half what they were in recent vintages, so supplies are naturally very low. The wine offers an otherworldly amount of detail and elegance to it’s high-toned red fruit, as well as a beguiling array of earth and spice notes. Its serious structure ensures a good 10-15 years of improvement ahead. - Avalon Wine

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The 2010 is Jim's first Pinot that contains fruit from every block of the Maresh Vineyard, making it a true representation of his family's vineyard. The Flagship. 12.6% alcohol.

The tiny 2010 vintage effected Arterberry Maresh's estate vineyard. Jim Maresh made a very small amount of his flagship Pinot noir.

2010 Wine Advocate - 94 points - ...satiny, sleek, ravishingly long Pinot that kept revealing new nuances and deeper, multi-faceted sweetness as it took on air. I suspect this will have a 12-15 year run and become a yet more profoundly satisfying along the course."