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.
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15 years ago