Description

Domaine Drouhin Oregon
Pinot Noir

 

 

DESCRIPTION:

• • All of our Pinot Noir is hand-picked into 25-pound totes, then hand-sorted and destemmed at our four-level gravity flow winery.
  • Fermentations are long and careful. By the middle of November, all of our wine was safely in barrel.
  • We use approximately 20 percent new oak with our Pinot Noir, which allows the character of the wine and vintage to show through.
  • Barrels are custom made for us in Burgundy, using oak from France’s best forests.
  • Our goal is to produce Pinot Noirs with balance, elegance and finesse.

GRAPE VARIETY:

• • 100% Pinot Noir

FOOD PAIRINGS:

• • Pinot Noir is well-suited to pair with poultry, beef, fish, ham, lamb and pork.
  • It will play well with creamy sauces, spicy seasonings and may just be one of the world’s most versatile food wines.

The 2022 Vintage:

• • The 2022 growing season began with great optimism.

  • After a reasonable winter, bud break started in early April, right on schedule.

  • Then, an unprecedented arctic air mass swept in, bringing snowfall, below-freezing temperatures, and the first-ever frost to impact our vineyards.

  • Subsequent cool and damp conditions over the next few months caused sluggish vine growth, putting us 2-4 weeks behind by June.

  • Mercifully, Mother Nature bestowed abundant sunshine and higher-than-average temperatures on us as harvest approached, resulting in a gentle conclusion to the season and excellent fruit ripeness.

  • While the Pinot Noir crop volumes were lower than usual, the quality of the fruit was exceptional – a compromise that we gladly accept!

Véronique’s Tasting Notes

• • The 2022 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir focuses the complexity of the vintage into a radiant, red ruby hue.

  • The nose is a tight and delightful gathering of tart cherries, peony, pomegranate, red fruits, and wood spice, leading to similar flavors on the palate.

  • Balanced and clear acidity points towards the wine’s customary elegance and longevity.

  • Well-rounded and loveable. Santé!

 

 

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