By Resonance
Decouverte Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017

Winemaker's Note
Meaning "discovery" in French and produced from the second Estate Vineyard owned by Resonance, the Decouverte 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
A cold, wet winter and spring brought late flowering (end of June). However, summer was one of the warmest (a new record in August), allowing for full maturation. We started the harvest on September 28th with ripe, complex Pinot Noir grapes.

Tasting Notes
A nice, brilliant color, with an expressive nose of cherry, blackberries, wild mint, fresh licorice, and noble wood. Vibrant and energetic, the palate reveals a subtle balance and elegant floral notes. The finish 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
Alcohol: 13.50%
Aging: 17 months in French oak barrels, 30% new
Farming: Dry-farmed

Estate
With more than a decade working hand-in-hand with famed Louis Jadot winemaker Jacques Lardiere, Guillame Large embraced the opportunity to move from Burgundy to Oregon to become winemaker for Resonance. "We use the winery to reveal the terroir of each vineyard." - Guillaume Large, Winemaker.
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Wine: Resonance Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Decouverte Vineyard 2017
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink now through 2029
Review Date: 12/15/2020
Reviewed By: Tim Fish
Tasting Notes: Detailed and refined with cherry and pomegranate flavors that are laced with loamy mineral, black tea and dark spices that build tension toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2029.

Wine: Resonance 2017 Pinot Noir Decouverte Vineyard
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2022 - 2029
Review Date: 05/2020
Reviewed By: Josh Raynolds
Tasting Notes: Bright-rimmed ruby. Highly perfumed, mineral-tinged red berry, cherry cola and incense aromas are complemented by emerging floral and spice nuances. Chewy and concentrated on the palate, offering intense raspberry preserve, bitter cherry, spicecake and rose pastille flavors and a touch of vanilla on the back half. Finishes taut, spicy and impressively long, displaying sharp clarity and sneaky tannins that lend gentle grip. 30% new French oak.

Wine: Resonance 2017 Decouverte Vineyard Pinot Noir (Dundee Hills)
Score/Rating: 91
Review Date: 10/01/2020
Reviewed By: Paul Gregutt
Tasting Notes: The potential is here for the wine to develop further complexity, though currently it's still a bit jangly. Raspberries and blueberries share the flavor podium with peppery herbs and truffley fungus. The earthy, herbal flavors carry well into the finish, and further bottle age may help to soften some rough edges. Drink this wine after 2021.

Wine: 2017 Resonance Pinot Noir Decouverte Vineyard
Score/Rating: 91
Review Date: 04/23/2020
Reviewed By: Erin Brooks
Tasting Notes: Resonance purchased this site close to Domaine Drouhin and Domaine Serene in 2014. After clearing the property of blackberry vines, they discovered a natural amphitheater on classic Jory soils (the Resonance vineyard, purchased in 2013, is planted on basalt). Vines were planted in 1996 and more Pinot Noir and Chardonnay have just been planted. Pale to medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Decouverte Vineyard opens with inviting scents of raspberry jam, rhubarb and pomegranate with notes of warm earth and autumn leaves and a floral undercurrent. The palate is light to medium-bodied with youthfully shy fruits (this was bottled three to four months before I tasted it), with a soft frame and very juicy acidity, finishing restrained. [...]