Domaine Drouhin Oregon Arthur Chardonnay 2021

The Drouhin family’s path to winemaking prestige began in 1880 when Joseph Drouhin left Chablis for Beaune to start his eponymous négociant company. Over the last 140 years, Maison Drouhin has grown its business and reputation by acquiring parcels in some of Burgundy’s top vineyards, notably Musigny. Burgundy remained the sole focus until 1987 when Domaine Drouhin, Oregon, was founded on America’s West Coast. The discovery of another region capable of producing Pinot Noir on a par with Burgundy made a lasting impression on Robert Drouhin, whose daughter Véronique, newly qualified in oenology, went to Oregon to work the 1986 vintage. Domaine Drouhin Oregon, often affectionately abbreviated to DDO, was established soon after, when in 1987, Robert agreed to purchase a plot of land in the Dundee Hills. Since then, the wines produced at their gravity-fed winery have become undisputed benchmarks for the region. In 2013, the Roserock vineyard was purchased, expanding the vineyard holdings and introducing another district of the Willamette Valley – EolaAmity Hills – to the Drouhin range.