Burgundy and Oregon come together in the wines of Domaine Nicolas-Jay – Thursday 23rd October

Over the last two decades or so, the quality of Oregon Pinot Noir and Chardonnay has drawn attention not just from critics and consumers, but from Burgundian winemakers, with several notable names investing in the US state.

Among them is Jean-Nicolas Méo of the renowned Domaine Méo-Camuzet who, in 2013, joined up with long-time friend and visionary US music entrepreneur Jay Boberg to launch Domaine Nicolas-Jay. Working initially with a variety of growers to source grapes from across the Willamette Valley, the pair set out to blend Burgundian tradition with the vibrancy of a young winegrowing region.

Their inaugural 2014 vintage, sourced from nine distinguished vineyards, earned immediate critical acclaim and in 2019 they expanded to a dedicated estate in Dundee Hills, planting Pinot Noir vines from Burgundy and converting a barn into a winery. They have since added the organically farmed, own-rooted Bishop Creek site in Yamhill-Carlton as part of a move towards focusing on single-vineyard wines.

Jay and Jean-Nicolas are firmly of the belief that, when approached with the same patience and reverence as practised by Méo-Camuzet in its Burgundy grands and premiers crus, Oregon Pinot Noir and Chardonnay can produce ageworthy wines of profound depth and character. In just a decade, Nicolas-Jay has cemented its place as a bridge between the Old World and the New, and with each release, further solidified itself as one of the state’s most compelling wineries.

The team at 67 had the pleasure of tasting with Jay earlier in the year (see here for his interview in The Back Label) and we’re thrilled to welcome him back to the Club to talk Members through the wines – as well as a bonus bottle from Méo-Camuzet.

The wines we will be tasting:
2022 Chardonnay, Affinités, Nicolas-Jay, Willamette Valley, Oregon
2023 Chardonnay, Bishop Creek, Nicolas-Jay, Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon
2022 Pinot Noir, L’Ensemble, Nicolas-Jay, Willamette Valley, Oregon
2023 Pinot Noir, Bishop Creek, Nicolas-Jay, Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon
2023 Pinot Noir, Own-Rooted, Nicolas-Jay, Willamette Valley, Oregon
2023 Pinot Noir, Nysa, Nicolas-Jay, Dundee Hills, Oregon
2022 Nuits-St Georges, Domaine Méo-Camuzet

Thursday 23rd October
St James’s Room
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends

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