2021 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  3/24/2024 - IDKDavid Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Delicious. Purchased last September at the winery. Nose was medium low intensity, though once you got your nose in the glass it had nice dark red fruits and a little oak. Palate was actually very plump with lots of primary flavors - red fruit with great purity and a touch of oaky complexity, though not overdone. I definitely got some signature Dundee strawberry notes, maybe some black cherry as well. Tannins/acidity were very integrated, which was surprising considering the label has it at 14% alc. It's super approachable already with a smooth mouthfeel, reminding me of some 2017 burgundies I've had. Great Oregon pinot.

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  3/23/2024 - mwneil Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Ok bouquet not the really fragrant one as some other DDO wines, needs time, fruit still a bit suppressed with oak, a bit of candy flavor, slowly opened with some nice sipping at the end, drank with chicken schnitzel with pasta with mushrooms, tomatoes and zucchini, Laurene is an interesting wine, not as intense as Louise and not as light as the the basic PN, enjoyed but not thrilled, WS # 16 ???, will see how ir develops, will drink again.

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  2/17/2024 - rougeamore Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This wine has medium aromas of cherry and raspberries. On the palate, there is pronounced cherry with orange and floral notes. Medium bodied with fine tannins. Drinking really well right now.

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  12/19/2023 - Sagan99 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Another fabulous bottle from DDO.
  
  Having had the Pinot Noirs from all of Roserock and DDO, to me, the Zephrine is the pinnacle of their holdings.
  
  DDO Laurene:
  
  silky and elegant like
  Usual PN characteristics
  
  Pale ruby
  Raspberry Cherry Strawberries
  
  Remnants of green stems?
  
  Body medium
  Alcohol high
  Acid med high
  Viscosity fully enveloping
  Tannin medium and resolving
  Finish long 60s+
  Ageability seems to have a decade plus ahead of it
  
  This is drinkable now, however likely to gain nuance and character.
  
  PN-100%
  14.1% abv
  
  Addendum -
  The leafiness or the green stems seemed to have substantially reduced on day 2. Maybe it just needs time to resolve, or go thru the a process wherein that bitterness becomes lessened.
  
  I'll have to buy another of these to check if it's an individual bottle thing.
  But, if this is the case for all bottles, then I would much rather but Zephrine for the same dollar.
  
  PS - Drink The Rainbow!

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  10/29/2023 - Djfermentation Likes this wine: 95 Points

  My favorite DDO Pinot in a few years. Beautiful stuff!

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