Arterberry Maresh, Maresh Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

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Reviewed by: Erin Brooks

2022 was "a freaky growing season," Jim Maresh recalls. "The growing season was almost identical to 2008—the greatest season of all time. But in 2022, we had large cluster formation rather than a bunch of shatter like in 2008, so it was bigger clusters that hung super late. The cool vintage with bigger clusters combined to give really low sugars. This is around 12.7% alcohol—I picked it the day before Halloween." While the 2021s are super concentrated and highly coiled, "the 2022s aren’t built like the 2021s," he explains. “The 2022s are earlier drinking, rounder, more open." Pale ruby-purple in color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard features soaring floral perfume on the nose complemented by layers of raspberry, cranberry, orange bitters, gravel dust and woodsmoke. The medium-bodied palate is bursting with succulent, floral fruit. Supple and refreshing, it offers a long, flavorful finish and is delicious straight from the bottle.

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Reviewed by: Eric Guido

The 2022 Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard is compelling, to say the least, entrancing with its deep, dark and rich bouquet as black cherries are complicated by turned earth, flowery underbrush and crushed ashen stones. This is cool-toned, showing its minerality up front and creating an almost sultry character. Depths of flinty, tart red berry fruit slowly saturate as zesty acidity maintains freshness. The 2022 is powerful and youthfully dense, with grippy tannins that take hold through the finish without slowing its momentum. It tapers off long with a hint of balsam herbs that calls the taster back to the glass.