2005 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène (375, last bottle). Similar to previous notes. Mid-ruby, rim variation, brick edges, viscous; red fruit, tea leaves, smokey, older Pinot nose; low-mid acids; mid tannins; good fruit still; semi-long red fruit, wood and smokey finish. 17 UC Davis, 92 other scales.
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Mike's American Series Oregon Dinner (Hawthorne, Kew, TW9): Prunes and darker red fruit on the nose. Lacks freshness and with cloying tannins and after some time in the glass became a bit better on the finish. I was really hoping for more as it is the oldest Oregon I have tried by some distance. Still a treat to try, but ultimately not my cup of tea.
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Mike's Oregon Dinner (Hawthorn): Hard to pin this wine down; it certainly didn't drink like an 'old' wine though. Interesting nose, spicy and with notes of cola and Bovril. Bright on the palate, savoury with a touch of ink, and decent length. Probably would have been better to drink this on its own rather than with the two other reds in the flight, which were (in completely different ways) both rather extreme.
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Mike H’s Oregon @ Hawthorne: Deep, dense ruby.Dark and getting darker. Consistent with a bottle six months ago — this has gone from being lovely a decade ago to a dark, brooding monster, tightening and darkening in the glass from a mid ruby tasting sample, to dense, light sapping darkness ten minutes later. Lots of wine here. But uncompromising. Needed larger glasses and to be five degrees cooler. **(**) or is it (**)**
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Mainly Oregon (Noizé): Single blind. Far darker and denser. Almost opaque. Denser, slightly sweatier, very chewy. A whole dimension of extra tannin here, needs time. No, doesn’t improve with food. This has retreated in to a difficult phase. *(**)
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(Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène) Rich, red color. Unsurprisingly for a Burgundian family, smells like red Burgundy: notes of pickle jar, with typically subtle, sour-cherry aromas, lightly dusted in pepper and spice. The acidity presents itself on the finish. Well constructed, balanced, and integrated. Definitely age-worthy; would be a pity to drink it now. Sherry: History by the Glass
(Domaine Drouhin Laurène, Drouhin Family Estate, Dundee Hills) Rich, red color. Unsurprisingly for a Burgundian family, smells like red Burgundy: notes of pickle jar, with typically subtle, sour-cherry aromas, lightly dusted in pepper and spice. The acidity presents itself on the finish. Well constructed, balanced, and integrated. Definitely age-worthy; would be a pity to drink it now. Oregon's Willamette Valley: Islands of Terroir
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10/29/2023 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 92 Points
2005 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène (375, last bottle). Similar to previous notes. Mid-ruby, rim variation, brick edges, viscous; red fruit, tea leaves, smokey, older Pinot nose; low-mid acids; mid tannins; good fruit still; semi-long red fruit, wood and smokey finish. 17 UC Davis, 92 other scales.
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5/23/2023 - fussyeater wrote: 89 Points
Mike's American Series Oregon Dinner (Hawthorne, Kew, TW9): Prunes and darker red fruit on the nose. Lacks freshness and with cloying tannins and after some time in the glass became a bit better on the finish. I was really hoping for more as it is the oldest Oregon I have tried by some distance. Still a treat to try, but ultimately not my cup of tea.
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5/23/2023 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mike's Oregon Dinner (Hawthorn): Hard to pin this wine down; it certainly didn't drink like an 'old' wine though. Interesting nose, spicy and with notes of cola and Bovril. Bright on the palate, savoury with a touch of ink, and decent length. Probably would have been better to drink this on its own rather than with the two other reds in the flight, which were (in completely different ways) both rather extreme.
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5/23/2023 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
Mike H’s Oregon @ Hawthorne: Deep, dense ruby.Dark and getting darker. Consistent with a bottle six months ago — this has gone from being lovely a decade ago to a dark, brooding monster, tightening and darkening in the glass from a mid ruby tasting sample, to dense, light sapping darkness ten minutes later. Lots of wine here. But uncompromising. Needed larger glasses and to be five degrees cooler. **(**) or is it (**)**
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10/14/2022 - SimonG wrote: 88 Points
Mainly Oregon (Noizé): Single blind. Far darker and denser. Almost opaque. Denser, slightly sweatier, very chewy. A whole dimension of extra tannin here, needs time. No, doesn’t improve with food. This has retreated in to a difficult phase. *(**)
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