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2005 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène
Pinot Noir
- USA
- Oregon
- Willamette Valley
- Dundee Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 110
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sdwineguru Likes this wine: 92 points
October 29, 2023 - 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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fussyeater wrote: 89 points
May 23, 2023 - 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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NickA Likes this wine: 91 points
May 23, 2023 - 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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SimonG wrote: 91 points
May 23, 2023 - 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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SimonG wrote: 88 points
October 14, 2022 - 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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Add a Pro ReviewJancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/24/2009 (link)(Dom Drouhin, Cuvée Laurène Pinot Noir Oregon Red) Subscribe to see review text.
i-WineReview.com
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Report 16: Oregon Pinot Noir, 4/24/2009 (link)
(Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir Laurène Dundee HIlls) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Richard Hemming, MW
9/13/2008 (link)(Dom Drouhin, Cuvée Laurène Pinot Noir Oregon Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Burghound
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By Allen Meadows
4th Quarter, 2007, Issue #28 (link)(Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Cuvée Laurène Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir Laurene Willamette Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Sommelier Journal
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By Ben Narasin
December 2008 (link)(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
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By Ben Narasin
December 2008 (link)(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
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Drouhin Oregon
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Laurène
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Oregon
- SubRegion Willamette Valley
- Appellation Dundee Hills
- UPC Code 012086880414
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 701 (40%)
- Consumed 1,037 (60%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
97% Like It 29 votes
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- ProducerDomaine Drouhin Oregon
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionOregon
- SubRegionWillamette Valley
- AppellationDundee Hills
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