TN Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir 1990

May 26, 2008 2 Replies

I bought the Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir 1990 shortly after release and it has been properly stored. This is the last of 3 bottles. The wine is still holding well, but has not developed the great complexity with age that top Burgundy often does. It still is mainly a fairly simple, fruit driven wine, perhaps reminding me most of black cherries. If it had been priced at about 1/2 the price I paid, it would have been a good everyday wine. I would say the quility was more like a top Beaujolais that will take considerable age, such as Moulin a Vent ,than a real classic Burgundy. I quit buying west coast US Pinot Noir many years ago, since I find most of the decent ones overpriced for what you get. There are exceptions, but not enough to make me change my mind yet.


I bought several bottles of the 1998 & 2000 vintages, Each scored on the low

90's by WS. Neither vintage was targeted for aging much beyond 8 - 10 years.

I have some Domaine Drouhin from 95-98 still in my cellar. IIRC, a few of the bottles are the Laurene bottling. I'll pop a few and see where they are. Thanks for the reminder!

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