Chardonnay Anela 2022 Tan Fruit

Classification
Type	Blanc
Marque	Tan Fruit
Millésime	2022
Pays	États Unis
Région	Oregon
Raisin	Chardonnay
Volume
État	Parfait
Étiquette	Parfait
Stock	29

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Robert Parker (96)

For this brand-new wine, second-generation winegrower Jim Maresh sourced Draper selection Chardonnay from the Anela Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains, where vines were planted in 2016 in (unusually for Oregon) very stony soils. It’s a departure for Jim, who crafts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for his Arterberry Maresh wines exclusively from old vines planted, by his grandfather, in the volcanic soils of the Dundee Hills. “I was so blown away by this vineyard,” Jim exclaims. “It’s 600 feet straight south, the most epic view in Oregon, and the soil up there is nothing but stones. There are no stones in Oregon, but up there, it looks like you’re in the Walla Walla with the river stones. It’s the stoniest vineyard I’ve ever seen in Oregon.” Although Pinot Noir vines are planted nearby, “I’m convinced it’s a Chardonnay spot,” he insists. The 2022 Chardonnay Anela is singular and savory. Candied peaches and manuka honey mingle with dried sage, roasted hazelnuts and struck flint on the nose, and it teases you with slowly blossoming, spicy undertones. The palate is luxurious and satiny with kaleidoscopic, mouth-coating flavors, and its modest 30% new French oak is already well integrated. It has a foil of laser-like acidity, and its juiciness and hauntingly long finish draw you back to the glass again and again. “The Chardonnay in Oregon keeps getting better,” Jim says with a smile. “We’re unlocking some new things.”

Winespectator (92)

This handsome white is focused and refined, with Asian pear and lemon verbena flavors highlighted by apricot and spice notes. Drink now. 175 cases made.

Vinous (94)

The 2022 Chardonnay Anela Vineyard bursts from the glass with an array of wild fennel, sesame seeds, crushed rocks and lime. This speaks in bass tones—texturally thrilling, almost weighty in feel. Juicy acidity neatly balances ripe orchard fruits and a cascade of sweet spices. It gains an intensely spicy character toward the close, mixing ginger with sour citrus, all under an air of almond custard that adds a lovely richness. Amazingly complex and tremendously deep, yet also wickedly fresh, the 2022 has it all. The Anela Vineyard, within the Chehalem Mountains AVA, consists of sedimentary soils covered in river rocks.

Decanter (95)

Off of King's Grade road, this site looks like the Rocks in Walla Walla, says Maresh. The vineyard name Anela is Hawaiian for Angel. Planted in 2016, but winemaker Maresh believes that Chardonnay doesn't require the old vine complexity of Pinot Noir. Stony aromatics and ripe nectarine notes leap from the glass. Power and richness, subtle stony character plays off against very ripe nectarine flesh, and ripe peach shows a hint of phenolics.