Cloudline Pinot Noir 2022

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September 19, 2024 :

2022 Cloudline Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir : 'From a four-figure grand cru Burgundy to a sub-$20 wine from Oregon, the Drouhin family of Maison Joseph Drouhin, based in France’s Beaune region, knows how to produce good Pinot Noir. According to winemaker Véronique Boss-Drouhin, the family created the Cloudline label more than 20 years ago in response to its American distributor’s request for a wine that would showcase Oregon Pinot Noir at an affordable price point. (Domaine Drouhin Oregon was already making pricier Oregon Pinots.) The endeavor clearly succeeded judging by this pretty Pinot, marked by bright acidity and silky tannins.' 

Cloudline is one of the best values for high quality Pinot that we have found here at the Bottle Shop. With its pure, ripe fruit flavor, balanced acidity and a silky, smooth texture, Cloudline is an exuberant glass of wine. The talented winemaker Véronique Drouhin-Boss oversees the production of Cloudline, as well as making the wine at her family's estate Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley. Look for a ripe core of cherries, raspberries and red plums with accents of violets, vanilla and roses. Veronique Drouhin-Boss' family has been growing and making fine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in France's Burgundy region since 1880 under Maison Joseph Drouhin. She herself has been making wine in Oregon's Willamette Valley for over 20 years…serve this fine quality value with salmon, chicken, cheeses, beet salads, baby lamb chops and more.  

Cloudline Pinot Noir is made from grapes sourced from low-yield vineyards in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, where two-thirds of vineyards are farmed sustainably and more than half are organic.