Domaine Drouhin

Domaine Drouhin, Vero, & Cloudline Wines

Domain Drouhin's winery is a landmark, sitting high in the Red Hills across from Archery Summit and Sokol Blosser Wineries, surrounded by sloping vineyards. It is the first four-level gravity flow winery built in Oregon, and in fact the first building built as a winery in Oregon. Designed to Winemaker Véronique Drouhin's specifications, it was completed in 1989.

Read a recent interview with Veronique Drouhin by Jim Clarke

The winery is nestled deep into the hillside to take advantage of the coolness of the earth. The views from the dozens of windows are striking - east to the Cascade Mountains and the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson, and south across the Willamette Valley to the foothills of the Coast Range in the west. It is a striking work of architecture, in harmony with the tranquillity and natural beauty of its surroundings. The architecture is a merger of the Old and New Worlds; its simplicity echoes the gracefully articulated roofs of the early farm buildings in the valley, while the detailing of windows, doors and roof tiles discreetly reveals its French influence.

Veronique Drouhin

The nearly 100 acres of hillside vineyards that ribbon the estate are the very heart of Domaine Drouhin. The 225-acre estate site was selected for its remarkable similarity to the legendary vineyards of Burgundy, though the soils are dramatically different. Situated high on the slopes of Oregon's Red Hills, these vineyards share a nearly identical climate, latitude, and aspect with their counterparts in France.

Domaine Drouhin places more emphasis on viticulture than most other producers in America. The vineyards are unique - perhaps the most densely-planted vineyards in the New World, with the vines tightly-spaced in narrow rows. This is also one of the few vineyards in the country to cultivate its own rootstocks, and propagate all of its own plant materials - meaning that everything planted on the estate is unique to the estate.

DDO has been on the viticultural cutting edge in Oregon since their first plantings, and continue to set the pace in the vineyards. Véronique's brother Philippe Drouhin is in charge of all of the estate vineyards in Oregon and Burgundy, and it is his vision and passion that drives their advances and improvements in winegrowing year after year.

Domaine Drouhin's Laurene Pinot noir is one of Oregon's classic Pinot noirs from the highly acclaimed 2004 vintage. Beautiful red fruits mingle with Dundee Hills earth to produce the Laurene 04.

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On the palate, the wine is soft and round, with a delightful core of cherries and red fruits. The structure is perhaps even a bit better than the much-admired 2005 Cloudline, and the overall fruit-for
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Domaine Drouhin's Aurthur Chardonnay shows that 2006 provided an abundance of wonderfully ripe & healthy fruit displayed by the complexity in the Arthur. The nose first reveals aromas of carnation &
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A rush of citrus fruits and white flowers, both in the nose and on the palate, combine to make this a wine of pure pleasure. With excellent texture and a strong lift from the acidity, it suggests food
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Prior vintage notes

Matt Kramer, in December 12th's Oregonian, says: "... it's no small pleasure when you come across a white Burgundy that really delivers the kind of goods that made Burgun
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Domaine Drouhin's Pinot noir is always an ageworthy selection from one of Oregon's mainstay producers. Blackberries with raspberry accents mix with powerful floral and spice aromas. As with many o
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V?ro is a Pinot noir blended with grapes from several parts of France by Domaine Drouhin's Veronique Drouhin-Boss. It is NOT an Oregon wine, and is not from Domaine Drouhin but fro parent company Mai
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An older vintage of Domaine Drouhin's top of the line "Laurene" Pinot noir.
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On to the 2005 vintage! Buy the 2005 Cloudline here.

Cloudline is a new winery from Oregon's Willamette Valley,
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