VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7
May 9, 2012
ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE:
Solving the Mystery of the “Coury Clone” Domaine Drouhin Oregon: New World’s Burgundy Presence Privé Vineyard: French Flavor in the Chehalem Mountains Recent Willamette Valley Vintages: General Summaries Large Review of 2009 & 2010 Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs With a Few from 2008 & 2011 Kick Up Your Heels at the 2012 Oregon International Pinot Noir Celebration Oregon Wine Press: News You Can Use on the Oregon Wine Industry Oregon Pinot Briefs Pinot Gris: Pinot Noir’s Mutant Offspring Needs Love Too
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Domaine Nicolas Rossignol
Nicolas Rossignol is a talented young winemaker who is on his game currently. He is one of the best examples of the new generation of wine-makers in Burgundy. He makes wine from his personal estate of 4.5 hectares (11.25 acres), and from his fathers 11.5 hectare (29 acre) estate (Rossignol-Jeanniard). Farming is biodynamic. The wines go through a long fermentation (4 weeks, during which 1 to 2 weeks of cold pre-fermentation). He uses moderate amounts of new oak. The wines are bottled without fining or filtering. Their wines show impressive color, are dense with excellent body and rich tannins.
Articles About Domaine Nicolas RossignolReviewed Wines2005 Domaine Nicolas Rossignol Bourgogne 12.5% alc., $17. Imported by Martine’s Wines Inc., Novato, CA. · Simple and sweet dark red Pinot fruits are soft and silky in the mouth. Red raspberry and a touch of funk fill the finishing aromatics. The finish is firm with weighty tannins. Simple but appealing. Reviewed October 14, 2007 ARTICLE »
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