2018 | Domaine Drouhin | Pinot Noir

It opens with scents of rose petals and blue fruits, introducing an elegant and polished wine with exceptional concentration. It's full-bodied and powerful, with good tension between the ripe blue fruits and the supporting acidity. As with all of Véronique Drouhin's wines, the balance of aromas, flavors and finish makes for a lingering and complete tasting experience.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Medium ruby-purple, the 2018 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills opens with savory notions of leather, graphite and tobacco with a core of red and blue berry fruits. The palate is medium-bodied with concentrated, incredibly spicy flavor layers, firm and super fresh, and it finishes very long and flavorful.

• James Suckling: This has a very complete and complex, spicy dark-cherry nose with very well integrated spice and bracken complexity. The palate has such beautifully fleshy, rich dark cherries with ample tannin, carrying impressive length and depth. Delicious and already drinkable.

Producer Information

Domaine Drouhin Oregon is one of Oregon's premier wine producers located in Willamette Valley's Dundee Hills AVA. The estate is owned by Burgundian producer Maison Joseph Drouhin and is operated by Véronique and Philippe Drouhin. The winery released its first vintage in 1988 and is known for its top quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Robert Drouhin recognized Oregon's winemaking potential after a visit to the region in 1961, and eventually acquired an unplanted, 91-hectare (225-acre) piece of land in 1987. Now, the Dundee Hills property has 50 hectares (124 acres) of hillside vineyard, planted mostly to Pinot Noir with about 10 percent planted to Chardonnay. Vinification at Domaine Drouhin has been adapted from the family's winemaking techniques at their Burgundian estate. Grapes are handpicked and handsorted at the four-level, gravity-flow winery; then cold-soaked before a long, natural fermentation. Pinot Noir is aged in both new and neutral French oak barrels for up to two years, and matured for a further six to eight months in bottle before release. Domaine Drouhin Oregon produces numerous labels including a rosé and Chardonnay and Pinot Noir cuvées from barrels selected by Véronique. The estate's top cuvée and flagship wine, Cuvée Laurère, is blended from the best Pinot Noir barrels from estate-grown fruit.

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