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Domaine Nicolas-Jay’s Willamette Valley Pinot Noir: 2014-2020 tasted

Domaine Nicolas-Jay, the partnership between Jean-Nicolas Méo of Méo-Camuzet in Vosne-Romanée and American music entrepreneur Jay Boberg who founded IRS records, met up with Decanter's Stephen Brook to showcase a full vertical of their Willamette Valley Pinot Noir.

To put it mildly, the partnership behind the Willamette Valley’s Nicolas-Jay, is an unusual alliance.

Jean-Nicolas Méo, the descendant of an important French political family and Jay Boberg, a music and recording entrepreneur from Los Angeles, together created a new property in Oregon in 2010.


Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for six Domaine Nicolas-Jay wines


Boberg’s sister had been at university in Philadelphia with Méo and, after meeting in 1988, the two families became friendly.

 At the helm of the prestigious Méo-Camuzet estate in Vosne-Romanée, Méo was aware that Boberg was looking for investors to expand production. Seeing the Drouhin family have great success with its Oregon estates, Méo decided to follow in their footsteps to the Willamette Valley. He and Boberg had similar tastes and ideas about wine and so the partnership was formed.



Domaine Nicolas-Jay: six wines tasted


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