2012 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard
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Brilliant red. Explosive mineral- and spice-laced red berry liqueur and cherry aromas, along with suggestions of incense and musky rhubarb. Sappy, sweet and palate-staining, offering intense raspberry and cherry-cola flavors that tighten up slowly with aeration. Deftly combines power with finesse and finishes spicy and very long, with fine-grained tannins making a late appearance and folding quickly into the wine's energetic fruit.
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The 2012 Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard is a site owned by Jim Maresh's godmother. It sits a little lower than other vineyard sites, the vines planted in 1983 by Arthur Weber are entirely Pommard clone, which is Jim's favorite clone. Farmed by Andy Humphry, one of the prominent Dundee Hills vineyard managers, it was cropped around October 5 at 3 tons per acre. It was matured for about 20 months in used barrels. It offers a fragrant bouquet with ebullient red berry fruit, cumin and rosemary, hints of peppermint and wild fennel becoming accentuated with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a mixture of red and black fruit on the entry. Good acidity here, fruit-forward, although not as complex or as energetic as Jim Maresh's other two Pinot Noir 2012s, it offers attractive bacon fat and white and black pepper notes on the finish. Enjoy this over the next 4 or 5 years.