Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurene Pinot Noir

The Laurène Pinot Noir from Domaine Drouhin Oregon presents a bright, clear red color in the wine glass. At the rim, this American red also shows a transition to garnet red. Swirling the glass reveals a first-rate balance in this red wine, as it doesn't appear watery, syrupy, or sweet on the sides of the glass. On the nose, this red wine from Domaine Drouhin Oregon reveals all kinds of cherries, plums, black cherries, and prunes. As if that weren't impressive enough, you add vanilla, cinnamon, and cocoa nibs.

Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène Pinot Noir presents itself to the wine lover as a wonderfully dry wine. This red wine never seems coarse or austere, as one might expect from this iconic segment of wines. This full-bodied and dense red wine is presented in a balanced and complex way on the palate. The finish of this mature red wine from the Oregon wine region finally convinces with a beautiful persistence. The finish is further accompanied by mineral facets from soils dominated by volcanic rocks.

Winemaking: This is a single-varietal wine made from Pinot Noir grapes. In Oregon, the vineyards that produce the grapes for this wine grow in volcanic rocky soils. After harvesting, the grapes are immediately transported to the winery. They are sorted there and gently crushed. Then, fermentation takes place in a temperature-controlled environment. At the end of it all...