2021 Tan Fruit Oak Grove Vyd Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay

‘Tan Fruit is a brand-new project from Jim Maresh, proprietor of his family winery, Arterberry Maresh, and the winemaker behind some of the most exciting Chardonnays in the Willamette Valley today. Much of the fruit for the Arterberry Maresh wines are sourced from older estate vines, and very few cases are made each year. In 2019, Maresh founded Tan Fruit, for which he will purchase fruit. “I hear about fruit for sale that I’d love to play with,” he explains. “It doesn’t work for Arterberry, but for Tan Fruit, there are no rules.” He made six cuvées this initial vintage, and unsurprisingly, they are some of the best Chardonnays of 2019. The first set of Tan Fruit wines will be released sometime in 2022, and I hope to be first to sign up for this mailing list.” – The Wine Advocate