Sight: Garnet rim, reddish core. Attractive color showing hints of time.
Nose: Meaty and full at first sniff, then unfolding with surprisingly deep strawberry jam and blackberry aromas cradled by a very pleasant and ephemeral earth component. Although I refer to jam, this is not a 'jammy' wine, it's just that the intensity of the fruit gives it the feel of concentrated rather than fresh fruit.
Taste: Tasty red fruit flavors, light to medium body, pleasant acidity and fine but persistent tannin. Not as interesting in the mouth as it was in the nose.
Overall Impression: The nose surprised me because the fruit aromas were darker than I would've expected from a Bourgogne AC wine. Some 2003's were fruitier than usual, but were not as deep as this. The winemaking is definetely having an effect on the end product, and it's not at all unpleasant. It may not be traditional, but it certainly isn't bad.
This is what the very descriptive label says: 125 years ago, Joseph Drouhin began making wine in the Burgundy region of France. Today, the fourth generation of Drouhin winemakers continues the family's proud tradition with this bottle, named for Joseph's great granddaughter Veronique. Having produced highly acclaimed wines at Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley, Veronique and her Brothers, Philippe, Frederic and Laurent are now using their cumulative experience to make Vero, an old world wine with new world appeal.
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