Et Fille Maresh Vineyard Pinot noir 08

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Wine Spectator 90 points - Firm in texture, with crisp tannins around a light, fragrant core of currant, red berry and wet gravel aromas and flavors. Finishes on a peppery note, lingering nicely. Drink now through 2018. 100 cases made. - HS

Beautiful perfume of cherries, berry jam, spice box and floral scents. The palate is not as forward as the nose but opens over time in the glass revealing dark red and blue fruits that are crisp and juicy. The tannins are supple and the acidity is vibrant. Still closed and not imposing yet, but the pedigree of the fruit shows through in the persistent finish, and this will be a terrific wine in a couple of years. Very good (+). - Rusty Gaffney, Prince of Pinot

Previous Vintage Tasting Notes

2007 Vintage Tasting Notes

The Et Fille Pinot noir Maresh Vineyard 07 reveals the complexity and ethereal layering of Oregon Pinot noir at its most refined. Fresh red raspberry and currant aromas mingle with a hint of herbs. An initial impression of crisp red berry fruit flavors expands to offer sweet red cherry, hints of violets, spice, and anise. Layers of fruit, minerals, and truffles show in the long, balanced finish. A bit more structured than the Kalita or Willamette Valley 07, the Maresh 07 is an idea cellar candidate If drinking immediately, decant for an hour or more. - Avalon

Et Fille Pinot noir Maresh Vineyard 07 is made from the acclaimed fruit of one of Oregon's oldest and finest vineyards. Located in the heart of the Dundee Hlls, Maresh Vineyard has produced legendary Pinot Noir for more than thirty years. The vines, planted starting in 1970 by Jim Maresh, are some of the oldest in the state.

Howard Mozeico describes the wine: Big intoxicating nose of cherry liqueur, sage and smoke. Pie cherry and stone fruit on the palate. Long finish with Chablis-like minerality.

Jessica Mozeico adds her tasting notes: We have developed high expectations of Maresh Vineyard wines, and this is a worthy successor to our past vintages, with a leaner profile and longer finish. The garnet color leads you to a lovely nose accented by red fruit and a touch of blueberry. It reminds me of Cate Blanchett- always elegant and dignified in any situation.

2006 Vintage tasting notes

2006 vintage: Wine Spectator 91 points
Wine Spectator describes the 2006 Et Fille Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard: "Firm in texture, weaving carpaccio and savory spice flavors through the cherry and raspberry fruit, coming together on the harmonious finish. Has style and power without excess weight. (91).” This year’s also possesses complexity and refinement.

Avalon says:

Jean: Maresh fruit, once almost exclusively sold to Rex Hill, is now shared among several top producers - Penner-Ash, St Innocent, and Daedalus, among others. For this wine, Howard was sold two acres of 100% Pommard fruit from vines planted in 1990. The Maresh shows the greater complexity of older vine Pommard, with the sweet red cherry that dominates many younger vine Pommard based Pinots only present in passing.

The nose offers ripe blackberry, black plum, boysenberry, and pie cherry mingled with toasted coffee bean and hints of sweet tobacco. Flavors range from ripe berries to red pie cherry, with sweetly focused fruit in a creamy finish that goes on and on and on. A sense of minerality runs through the wine. Cellarable for 3-8 years, drinking nicely now with aeration.

Marcus: Silky, creamy, ripe boysenberry and blueberry with a smidge of cherry jam. I've spent more hours than I can recall describing that magical Pinot characteristic where the perfectly sweet fruit just camps out on the middle of your palate. The 06 Maresh has it in spades, and yet retains an elegant balance. The finished is focused and the tannins linked with a white pepper spice that complements the fruit.

The Winery Says:

Dad: Light color, complex nose & palette of pie cherries & minerals. Lavish mouth feel. Trance-like, long, complex finish

Fille: This wine is grown in the Dundee Hills’ red soil. As such, the color of this wine looks like the earth climbed right up into the glass and settled in. The aroma is highlighted by violet and yields to a palate of chocolate and vanilla. This is smooth luxury- like the curved lines of a Jaguar.

2005 Vintage Tasting Notes

Wine Spectator 93 points: Supple and velvety in texture, this bursts with blueberry and currant fruit, with creamy, spicy overtones adding depth to the distinctive finish. Has tremendous presence and style, yet remains refined. Best from 2008 through 2015.-H.S.

Supple, complex, inviting. Very few Oregon vintners get enough Maresh fruit to make a vineyard designate, and Howard's one the lucky ones! Deliciously inviting aromas of incense and vanilla spice, with wide open red and black fruit. The Maresh is beautifully supple with sweet pie cherry and marionberry flavors against a backdrop of complex mineral notes and bright acidity. You're going to have a tough time keeping your hands off of the bottles in the next year, but patience will be rewarded.

Food Pairings: The earth, deep sweet pie cherry fruit, and finesse of this wine would match well with tea smoked game hens and wild rice that has been cooked with star anise infused stock.

Wine Spectator Et Fille Pinot noir 2005 vintage ratings:

2005 ET FILLE Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard 93 points
"Supple and velvety in texture, this bursts with blueberry and currant fruit, with creamy, spicy overtones adding depth to the distinctive finish. Has tremendous presence and style, yet remains refined. Best from 2008 through 2015. 125 cases made." –HS

2005 Et Fille Pinot noir Elton Vineyard 93 points
" Crisp and immensely generous, pumping away at its blackberry, cherry and delicate spice flavors on a lithe, medium-weight frame, with a finish that won't quit. An expressive wine with great presence. Best from 2008 through 2015. 126 cases made. –HS

2005 Et Fille Pinot Noir Kalita Vineyard 91 points
"On the light side, with a polished edge to the raspberry and sweet cream flavors, lingering on the delicious finish. Drink now through 2015. 91 cases made." –HS

2005 Et Fille Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 88 points
Lithe, open-textured and appealing for its plum and dried tomato flavors that linger nicely against refined acidity. Drink now through 2011. 140 cases made. –HS