L to R: Guillaume Large, Ryan Clark, Thibault Gagey.
The invitation promised more than a dinner. It offered a passage across time and place. On one side of the Atlantic, Burgundy, where centuries of patient stewardship have made Pinot Noir a language all its own. On the other, Oregon’s Willamette Valley, younger but no less compelling, carving out its own expression of the same grape.
At the heart of it all were two guides: Guillaume Large, winemaker at Résonance, and Thibault Gagey, third-generation steward of Maison Louis Jadot. Their presence was felt from the moment they entered the room: Guillaume with a warmth shaped in the vineyard, Thibault carrying the weight of legacy.
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Barrel tasting with winemaker Guillaume Large.
Each time we visit Guillaume Large at Résonance Wines in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, there’s a quiet certainty in the cellar. The barrels may hold the stories of different years, but the thread that ties them together is unmistakable: precision, patience, and an unwavering pursuit of expressing place.
Since Maison Louis Jadot established Résonance in 2013 as its first project outside Burgundy, the goal has never been to recreate Burgundy in Oregon, but to apply Burgundian sensibilities to the singular terroirs of the Willamette Valley. Under the meticulous hand of winemaker Guillaume Large, the wines have not only proven their consistency year after year but continue to show a deepening complexity and confidence with each vintage.
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