The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Domaine Verdant
July 22, 2026
White
2016 Domaine Verdant Chardonnay Enchanteuse
From Puligny clones, this is aged in half new oak to give length and richness.
Color: very light tan; Aroma: heady and full, fat, savory and bright, shows some age, very heady, dense; Mouth: clean, rich, and full, rounded, very rich and full, fat, and full; Excellent
$125; Case, $106.25
2019 Domaine Verdant Chardonnay Chanson d'Été
Only three barrels, one new and two old, were made of this “Song of Summer”.Color: light; Aroma: heady, reserved, savory, rather rich, heady, lifted, yet fresh; Mouth: rounded, savory, fleshy, intense, fat & full, clean, intense, fine, subdued acid, long, wood-accented finish; Excellent
$125; Case, $106.25 Preorder
2019 Domaine Verdant Les Belles Jumelles
“The Beautiful Twins are Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris cofermented. Just one barrel was made. I loved it for its spice, breadth, and singularity.Aroma: heady and intense, heady, and fruity; ripe, spicy, and forward; Mouth: clean, spicy, intense and forward, ripe and rounded, bright, forward; Excellent - Outstanding
$125; Case, $106.25 Preorder
Red
2023 Oregon Crest Vineyards Pinot Noir
A non-estate wine. It has more breed and quality than any Oregon pinot noir I have tasted at the price, echoing Verdant’s estate pinots.
Aroma: lean and spicy, intense, heady and full, heady intense, soft spice, clean, savory, light rather fine, clean; Mouth: bright, very pure clean, fine acid, elegant, clean, firm, saturated but also lean and focused, fine acid on a long finish, Very Good - Excellent $24.99; Case of twelve, $21.25
2016 Domaine Verdant Pinot Noir Tryptique
Fermented and aged in used barrels, this is the largest proportion of the estate wines and excellent at its price. Aged for up to 18 months in veteran oak barrels to achieve a well- rounded balance of fruit-forward and lingering, spicy Pinot finish that is highly expressive of each growing seasonColor: deep dark, semi opaque; Aroma: heady and forward, fleshy, heady fruity, and lifted, savory, heady savory and lifted, lightly oaked; Mouth: bright clean fine, clean tight acid, precise; Excellent
$135; Case, $114.75
2016 Domaine Verdant Pinot Noir Quintessence
Lightly filtered, this was fermented and aged about 18 months in one-third each new, second-use, and older barrels to give an expressive, well-rounded balance of fruit-forward and lingering, spicy Pinot finish.Aroma: bright and intense, rather bright, forward, heady, intense, savory, and deep; Mouth: fleshy and ripe forward, clean acidity, sweet and intense, Excellent - Outstanding
$135; Case, $114.75
2016 Domaine Verdant Pinot Noir La Follesse
“The Crazy Lady” was aged in all-new Hungarian oak, which gives it a heavier cast. It highlights Pinot’s spicy side. Sanchez feels that it is the best and most that Pinot Noir can be in North America, demonstrating a depth and range of spicy Pinot flavors that he feels are unmatched by Pinots grown elsewhere in the world. This seemed to me to be the least obvious of the estate Pinots and needs more of a decant. Less than 50 cases made.Color: very dark semi-opaque; Aroma: savory and intense, heady, forward, and ripe, savory full, intense, more reserved; Mouth: dense and spicy, clean, fine acid, clean acid very long; Excellent – Outstanding
$135; Case, $114.75
Len Rothenberg
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The estate wines are cases of six.
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