Arterberry Maresh Maresh Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
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To properly launch Arterberry Maresh 2022s, it's fitting that we return to the winery's origin: Maresh Vineyard Chardonnay. A handful of our readers recall the thrill of discovering Jim Arterberry Maresh's first release: 2005 Maresh Chard. Chardonnay is and has always been Jim's favorite grape. Practically ever since that first release, we've said "if you don't know Jim's Chardonnay you don't know Jim."
More of our long-time Arterberry Maresh fans will recall Jim's 2008 Maresh Chardonnay, a mind-boggling wine unlike any other he's produced since. Until today, that is.
From a small block of Wente clone Chardonnay planted in 1983, while Jim's mother Martha was carrying him—talk about returning to origins, it was preordained that Jim would one day turn those grapes into magical liquid gold.
Us: Jim Maresh's masterpiece. While this indeed reminds us of the 2008, it is a better wine, an evolution in style and balance. The texture is full and rich, even hedonistically so (see below for other apt descriptors) but it is also mouthwateringly fresh and bright. Honestly, it's kind of crazy and we remain stunned by what we tasted and experienced.
Believe it or not, there's more—it can be your more "normal" Chardonnay companion, too. We tried pairing with lobster mac n' cheese, Shandong beef, roasted chicken with simple spring greens. They were all magic. Don't miss your own chance at magic.
Jim Maresh: Picked fully ripe in late October. Asian pear, coriander, apricot. Oily and dense with layers of sweet yellow fruit. A wildly perfumed wine similar to only the 2008.
98 points James Suckling: "Rich golden color with beautiful notes of mangoes, candied lemons, oranges, lots of spices, hits of toffee, peach pit, Sichuan pepper and umami, with a white truffle fragrance. Full and broad with so much depth and so many layers. Polished, pristine and super refined, with firm phenolic tension and mineral verve. Lovely texture and outstanding balance. It lasts for minutes. Drink or hold."
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