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
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Domaine Drouhin's Laurene Pinot noir is one of Oregon's classic Pinot noirs. Bold yet elegant dark fruit mingles with Dundee Hills earth to produce the Laurene 05.
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Cloudline Pinot noir 07 - 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-forwardness makes for a ...read more
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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 & magnolia followed by a hint of toast & lemon zest...read more
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Cloudline Pinot gris 07 "is 'overseen' by Domaine Drouhin Oregon's wine maker, Veronique Boss-Drouhin" says the Statesman Journal's Robert Mayfield. He further describes the wine as "Peach, melon, lemon aromas lead to flavors of pretty much th...read more
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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 Burgundy famous, and it costs $18. Now we're talking."<...read more
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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. The 2006 vintage is softly fruity and ready to drink....read more
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Vero 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 Maison Joseph Drouhin.
V?ro Pinot Noir is Vero...read more
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MORE INFORMATION
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.
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.
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