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Domaine Drouhin Oregon Chardonnay Arthur(2005)

"This vintage's extra acidity adds an exciting lift coupled with a lovely round, wonderful finish. Somewhat early, this is a wine that will certainly improveover the next 5-7 years." "Ripe, healthy fruit was hand-picked into small totes, and then whole-cluster pressed. Half of the juice was fermented in French Oak barrels (10% new) to create a round, rich texture. The other half fermented and aged in a stainless steel tank to maintain the purest and most elegant expression of Chardonnay. After eight months, these two styles were blended to create a cuvée of a more delicate read more...
Wine.com
April 2008
The 2005 Arthur has everything I loved about the 2004, but the vintage's extra acidity adds an exciting lift. The bouquet of fresh almonds, peaches & white flowers such as Acacia, is present, as is the round, lovely texture & lingering finish. Wonderful early, this is a wine that will certainly improve over the next 5-7 years.
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April 2008
I have only had the '05 and '06. We loved the '05 and were super-disappointed in the '06, which seems to have abandoned everything interesting about the '05.
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The Wine Advocate
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November 2007
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