1996 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène

Community Tasting Notes (17) Median Score: 89 points

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  12/14/2023 - Akatz821 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wow is that good. There's a bit of VA at the open, but give it a half an hour and that blows off. delightful cranberry, cut stone, muddled strawberry. Delightful, tasty, kicking. A surprise that I'm plenty happy about

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  3/26/2020 - SeaSea Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Lovely and tasty, it shows the elegant hand of talented woman, in a new world outpost. Floral, feminine, Oregon raspberry, red cherry and strawberry. Silky-sweet and suave, riding its balance of acids and tannins. Impressive legs from young vines and smart minds. I toast ���� & ���� �� connections that make all of us stronger. *not one to usually give scores, however the other notes seem to have not been properly stored.

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  8/17/2019 - SeaSea Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Delicious -Poured from bottle. Opened up nicely over half hour in the glass, so last taste was was the best. Bright fruit, nice minerals, well integrated and so tasty! Served just before a friends 90 DRC Echezeaux and compared well. Auction purchase of well stored wines. Cork good.

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  7/20/2013 - Warren23 wrote: 88 Points

  Very good again. Notes of violet, strawberry, and dry mid-palate. Not as good as the first two wines, but still very enjoyable. The cork was soft and broke-up in the bottle.

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  7/11/2013 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 89 Points

  The Laurène Pinot showed plenty of discolourations. Obviously! The corona was red-brown amber'ish. The core had far more vital seeming ruby red colour left. It was an overall rather bright red Pinot with a few dark particles and cork sediments. At first its bouquet seemed a little bit reluctant to show its possible splendour. There was a bit of shy haystack, a few matches, some veggie fragrances, charcoal and un peu sous-bois oregon'ignon. About an hour later there was some development towards shy fragrances of bright-berries and a few delicate flowers. By then it wasn't as austere as it was before. There was a far more integrated and charming nose-picture during the following three hours. After that most of the aromas vanished into oblivion. In the first 30 minutes the taste was reserved and did not really convince me with its stern veggie flavours - at first! After a while some aged agents like undergrowth, mild mushrooms, hints of coffee powder, a few green vegetable flavours and an overall gentle tartness evolved. Even some traces of semi-dark cherries looked out from under the earthy components. Later on, more smokiness, cola flavours and very mild and shy red berry flavours evolved, too. There was still quite a lot of firm grandpa'ish strength, grip and an impressive structure in this Lauréne. The structure seemed playful light (not geriatric), somehow sublime'ish, very smooth (not totally levelled tannins though) and equipped with a surprisingly long lasting finish. Even the acid seemed very animating and considering its age really fresh. Most certainly there was a certain touch of elegant Burgundy evident. This aged Laurène Pinot Noir was a fascinating experience. I suppose one or two years earlier this wine would have been even more fascinating. If you got one left in the cellar you know what you got to do! Anyway a very decent Pinot Noir with plenty to tell for a few hours. After approx. five hours it said ... Adieu!

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