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16½/20
Domaine Drouhin Laurène 2011
Willamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesLaurène is the eldest daughter of winemaker/owner Véronique Drouhin and as it happens her name graces the winery's finest label. It's all estate, handpicked, fermented on its own yeast, in French oak never more than 20 percent is new. Let me repeat never more than 20 percent is new. In the end the best barrels make the blend or least the ones that allow Veronique to best express the site. In 2011 the crop was late bringing some troubled grapes to the winery that had to be sorted properly. The nose is classic Oregon tea spice and rooty celery salt and rhubarb. The palate is full and mouth coating in the pinot style with more red fruit raspberries and pomegranate and spice. Still a bit unknit and not quite the 2010, but consider it to be brooding. Time will cure all. 3000 bottles were made.Tasted: 12 December 2014Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $78.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| ON | $60.00 | 750ml | |
| QC | $55.00 | 750ml | |
| NS | $55.00 | 750ml | |
| AB | $70.00 | 750ml |
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 974899UPC: 012086880414
