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.


"cwdjrxyz" > wrote in message
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>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.

On May 26, 5:16�am, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> 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 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!