Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir 2023 375ml
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The Land
Domaine Drouhin's estate covers 235 acres atop the Dundee Hills in Oregon's Willamette Valley, gentle slopes that catch both breeze and sun above the valley floor. Robert Drouhin, head of the Burgundy house Maison Joseph Drouhin, chose this exact spot in 1987 after concluding its elevation, aspect, and latitude were remarkably close to Burgundy's own. The estate farms under LIVE certification, Oregon's low-input sustainable viticulture standard. Nearly four decades later it remains one of the clearest arguments that Oregon and Burgundy share more than a grape in common.
The Wine
100% Pinot Noir from the Dundee Hills estate, handpicked into 25-pound totes, hand sorted, destemmed, and fermented in a four-level gravity-flow winery before going into barrel by November, custom-made in Burgundy from French oak. The 2023 growing season saw an unusually late budbreak on April 30, then a heat surge that compressed the window from budbreak to bloom to under 45 days, a record for the estate; harvest opened in September and wrapped October 5 after some late rain. The result, per winemaker Veronique Drouhin-Boss, shows rhubarb, dried violets, black tea, and plum aromatics, followed by sour cherry, white pepper, stone fruit, and earth, structured enough to evolve for the next 5 to 15 years.
The People
Robert Drouhin, head of the Beaune-based Maison Joseph Drouhin, founded 1880, became the first Burgundian to invest in Oregon when he bought land in the Dundee Hills in 1987 after attending the first International Pinot Noir Celebration. His daughter Veronique, trained as an enologist, arrived the year before and has made every Domaine Drouhin Oregon wine since; in Burgundy she carries the title Guardian of the Drouhin Palate, responsible for keeping the family's style consistent across every wine they make on either side of the Atlantic. Her brother Philippe Drouhin oversees the vineyards. It is a rare thing: a genuine Burgundy house running its own Oregon estate for going on four decades, not just licensing a name.
Food Pairing
This Pinot Noir wants Pacific Northwest ingredients: wild king salmon with a light glaze, roast duck breast, a mushroom and thyme tart, or herb-roasted chicken with root vegetables. Its acidity and earthy undertones make it a natural with anything mushroom-forward, while the red fruit keeps it from getting lost next to fattier cuts like duck. It is Burgundian in spirit but built for a Pacific Northwest table.
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The Willamette Valley, nestled in Oregon, is a region renowned for its cool-climate wines, particularly its Pinot Noir. While Pinot Noir is its most celebrated variety, the valley is also home to other cool climate varieties like Chardonnay and Riesling. The region's unique terroir, characterized by rolling hills, volcanic and sedimentary soils, and a maritime climate influence, contributes to the elegance and complexity of its wines. The wines of the Willamette Valley offer a delicate balance between fruit, acidity, and earthiness. Its increasingly growing reputation places it among the world’s top regions for Pinot Noir.
Oregon - Willamette Valley
Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned, notoriously difficult-to-grow, low-yielding grape that finds its ancestral home in Burgundy, France, where it produces some of the world's most elegant and nuanced wines. While Burgundy remains its spiritual heartland, Pinot Noir has since traveled the globe, finding success in other cooler climates, notably in California, Oregon, New Zealand, and Germany. This grape is a challenge for any grower, as it requires specific conditions to show its best, and yet the wines it produces are capable of such a captivating and singular character.
