🌎 Domain Drouhin

Poised high in the Dundee Hills the vineyards of Drouhin capture the breezes and rays of sun to its fullest. The 235-acre estate(95 x Twickenham rugby pitches) estate overlooks the Willamette Valley in Oregon and produces some of the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay fruit in the world.

Robert Drouhin’s vision of an Oregon estate winery that could rival the great vineyards of Burgundy has been realized.  Cloned Pinot Noir rootstock, Domaine Drouhin now encompasses 130 acres of hillside vineyards. Interspersed with the Pinot Noir vines are 13 acres of Chardonnay, planted at various elevations and, like in Burgundy, planted right alongside rows of Pinot Noir.

 Vines are farmed sustainably and tended to by hand when leaves and fruit are thinned; harvesting is also done entirely by hand.

Their aim is to craft wines naturally with gentle treatment and minimal manipulation. Showing off Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for their finesse, elegance and terroir.

Pinot Noir is aged in both new (20%) and neutral French Oak barrels. Barrels are made in Burgundy and shipped over. 

After 12-14 months in oak, Véronique Drouhin (The boss in oregon)selects barrels for each of our three cuvée’s and the wines are then blended and allowed to rest for several months before moving to the final level of the winery (the bottle room). At this final stage, the wines again are moved via gravity into bottle and then allowed to mature 6 to 18 months before release.

These fabulous wines are available from The Grape Wizard and the Sommelier please have a look at the Chardonnay’s , Pinot Noir and all other varietals on the site

Its not Just about me ! Its all about the grape. Find your grape! 

Available at the thegrapewizard.co.uk