Scoring 18+ points on the 20-point Dionysian scale, this 13% alcohol 1990 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir from Oregon, cost about $20 back then. This 28 year-old Pinot Noir tasted like an exceptional Volnay. No one wants 14% alcohol Pinot Noir.
Black cherry, black raspberry and spicy tobacco from the French oak make this Pinot Noir delightful. It’s at or near peak. The color was school-house brink red with an orange edge. It was balanced, medium weight and had a long, soft aftertaste. It was decanted a half an hour before drinking and continued to open for another hour and a half.
I’ll drink the others that I still have during my BYOB restaurant season; spring, summer and autumn. In Vino Veritas.
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