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Domaine Drouhin Lauréne Pinot Noir 2004
Small production for this wine named for winemaker Veronique Drouhin-Boss’ daughter. Only the very best barrels from the family’s estate become “Laurene” and the wine is only made in the very top vintages. We were lucky enough to taste this deep, rich, concentrated Pinot and found dense, mocha-laden plummy black cherries, blackberries and hints of tar.
"Right from the beginning, one property in Oregon seemed to be able to produce a wine which was purer, more cleanly fruity, and certainly more Burgundian than the others. It was, of course, Domaine Drouhin."
- Clive Coates
Wine Spectator
Smooth and round, with a pretty sandalwood note mingling with ripe cherry, toast and spicy oak flavors, deftly balanced to let it all sing while the finish rolls on and on. Best from 2008 through 2014. 2,550 cases made.
Score: 92.
—Harvey Steiman,
December
31,
2007.
International Wine Cellar
Dark red. Suave, finely etched bouquet of wild strawberry, fresh raspberry, rose and pungent magnolia, with hints of cocoa powder, cola and orange zest. A silky, poised midweight with deep, youthful, mineral-tinged raspberry and cherry-cola flavors that grow sweeter with aeration. Finishes supple, vibrant and long, picking up notes of cinnamon and candied rose. A beautifully understated pinot that could be from a swanky Vosne vineyard.
Score: 92.
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