WTN: An American in Helsinki
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:40 pm
A while back I tasted this wine in a trade fair. I fell in love. I'm happy to say that now that this is available in our (usually pathetic) monopoly, I am still in love. This is an elegant and terroir driven wine. On my first taste I wrote that this is a dead ringer for an earthy Burgundy à la Savigny-lès-Beaune or Gevrey-Chambertin. This time around I'll have to disagree: this is Essence of Pinot Noir, but it is not Burgundy. This is, as it should be considering that it isn't based in Burgundy, a very successful variant of the Pinot theme in a different terroir. Despite its rather daunting price (for a student budget anyway), I think I'll be buying a couple more of this.
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- 2001 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley (9/16/2006) 13,5% 39,50€
Light coloured as Pinot should be. The nose is quite lovely and as typical Pinot as I can hope to find: earthy with beetroots and fine red toned fruit. It is mineral and bordering on metallic, yet staying well withing the lovable sphere of minerality. The palate has a fine concetration of fruit without being over the top in any way. Rather there is a lovely savoury vegetal and mineral component balancing the fruit. It is a bit tannic also and needs more age. It has a curious but delicious salty edge to both the nose and the palate. Wonderful, fresh and long aftertaste. This is quite a lovely wine.
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