One of the founding families of Willamette Valley wine, Arterberry Maresh’s old-vine parcel in the Dundee Hills is a critical piece of Oregon wine history—a landmark to rival the trailblazing Eyrie Vineyard. It seems that no matter how many times we are floored by a Chardonnay from this region, another one comes along and raises the bar. Now it is wunderkind winemaker Jim Arterberry Maresh, a third-generation Dundee Hills grower, who has raised the bar to a seemingly insurmountable height; the amount of nuance, aromatic complexity, and pure Chardonnay character this wine delivers at this price simply defies logic.  Jim’s style is more Chablis than California – he makes a sophisticated, Chablis-style Chardonnay with tremendous complexity and nuanced flavors. The estate is crafting some of the most exciting Chardonnays we have tasted from Oregon right up there with the likes of Cristom and Eyrie. Highly expressive with a perfumed nose of fresh pear, lemon, tarragon, and floral nuances. The wine is vivacious showing depth as it opens up. One will be enthralled over the mineral-tinged Meyer lemon, pear nectar, white peach, and honeysuckle on the mid-palate. The floral and mineral theme keeps driving on the long, finely etched finish.