Guillaume Large sampling Pinot grapes at Résonance vineyard.
I had the privilege to spend a day with Guillaume Large, the winemaker at Résonance Wines, a project from Louis Jadot based in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Having admired his wines since he transitioned from being Cellar Master at Jadot in Beaune to lead the winemaking at Résonance, I was thrilled when he invited me to experience a day of harvest at his winery.
Knowing I was working at a smaller production facility for my own harvest internship, it was fascinating to witness a winery producing nearly ten times the amount of wine. The scale difference was eye-opening and offered a different perspective on managing a larger operation.
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Domaine Drouhin – a top Pinot Noir producer in the Willamette Valley
Rosé wines have experienced a remarkable surge in popularity in recent years, winning over wine enthusiasts with their refreshing flavors and relatively very high QPR (Quality Price Ratio). Oregon has recently emerged as a notable producer of rosé wines on the higher quality end of the style’s spectrum. Across the state, winemakers are crafting rosés that are making the wine world take notice.
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Winemaker Guillaume Large.
It was 2019 when we discovered Résonance Wines, the Oregon outpost of Burgundy powerhouse, Maison Louis Jadot. We were preparing to do a series of articles on Willamette Valley wineries that had Burgundian roots. Our research uncovered the relatively little-known winery located in Yamhill-Carlton that has rapidly become one of the most talked about in Oregon.
That conversation has been uniformly filled with praise and the scores of their wines from the major publications have echoed our own: excellence across the board.
Always a great visit at Résonance Wines.
Since that first meeting, we have made it a point to stop in at Résonance each time we go to the Willamette Valley; either to interview their very talented winemaker, Guillaume Large, or to at least stop by one of their tasting rooms, enjoy a glass, and of course, buy a few bottles.
With this year’s visit we have seen a continuation of the innovations and the acquisitions as well as the development of their wines as the vineyards have moved into a more mature phase. Like their wines, this story just keeps getting better with time.
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Winemaker Guillaume Large.
We’ve had several visits to Résonance Wines in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We always make it a stop whenever we are in Oregon because the wines are just that good. Résonance is the Oregon outpost of the iconic Burgundian domaine of Louis Jadot. The winery is now run by Jadot’s former cellar master, Guillaume Large. On our most recent visit, Guillaume and his wife Lucie took us on a walk of this beautiful property and showed us something very unique and very special indeed.
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