Arterberry Maresh, Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

While I imagine most of you have already jumped to checkout after seeing the producer and price, here’s the need-to-know for everyone else: We believe Oregon produces the best-value Pinot Noirs in the world and, in the exemplary 2021 vintage, Arterberry Maresh may have crafted its finest $40-and-under bottling. But just how grand of a year was it? We were told that “It was the most difficult blend to put together because the worst barrel from ’21 would’ve been the best barrel of the past six vintages.” Excited yet?There’s much more. Arterberry Maresh was born from one of the founding families of Willamette Valley wine, and their “Maresh Vineyard” is a critical piece of Oregon wine history. In fact, when Robert Parker tasted their 1985 release, he exclaimed “Only a handful of Pinot Noirs in my experience have delivered greater beauty or more striking singularity.” Today, third-generation wunderkind Jim Maresh has risen the bar to seemingly insurmountable heights; something you’ll discov