Découverte Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
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America / Oregon
Meaning "Discovery" in French and produced from the second Estate Vineyard owned by Résonance, the Découverte Vineyard Pinot Noir displays the best of the Dundee Hills AVA. Elegant yet structured, the wine is complex on the nose and palate with classic Pinot Noir aromas and flavors and a long finish.
Harvest Note
Cold and wet winter and spring brought a late flowering (end of June). However the summer was one of the warmest (new record in August), allowing for full maturation. We started the harvest on September 28th with ripe and complex grapes of Pinot Noir.
Tasting Note
A nice and brilliant color, with an expressive nose of cherry, blackberries, wild mint, fresh liquorice and noble wood. Vibrant and energetic, the palate reveals a subtle balance and elegant floral notes. Thefinish is mineral-driven, expressing the complexity of the Jory soil.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Pinot Noir
APPELLATION: Dundee Hills AVA
PH: 3.6
ACIDITY: 5.1 g/l
ABV: 13.5%
AGING: 17 months in French oak barrels, 30% new
Unique Selling Points
- Second Estate Vineyard purchased in Oregon by Résonance
- Made by famed winemaker, Jacques Lardière and Guillaume Large
- Organically dry-farmed
- Available in limited quantities
With more than a decade working hand-in-hand with famed Louis Jadot winemaker Jacques Lardière, Guillame Large embraced the opportunity to move from Burgundy to Oregon to become winemaker for Résonance.
“We use the winery to reveal the terroir of each vineyard.”
“We use the winery to reveal the terroir of each vineyard.”
Guillaume Large, Winemaker
About the Grape
Pinot Noir
In France, makes a silky, deceptively powerful wine of elegant, complex aromas and subtle, red fruit flavors, with earthy, floral, mushroom and mineral notes. In California, shows ripe, sweet characters.
