Domaine Serene
Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
2014
$116.00
About this winery
Grace and Ken Evenstad first arrived and settled in the Dundee Hills in the Willamette Valley in 1989. At that time, the couple had spent over 20 years together in Minnesota building a successful business, a loving family, and a deep appreciation for the wines of Burgundy. The Evenstads had faith in Oregon early on, before there was a national market for domestic Pinot Noir. When the time came to pursue their longtime dream of growing and producing world-class Pinot Noir, they invested in a...
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Product notes
Wine Enthusiast : 94 points
Production notes
Consistently excellent from vintage to vintage, our flagship wine is the defining standard by which all of our Pinot Noirs are measured. A true illustration of the art of blending. Aged in French oak barrels, 60% of which are new for 16 months.
Tasting notes
This Pinot Noir is a wonderfully complex, yet reserved wine that delivers intriguing notes of black cherry, cloves, nutmeg and cocoa. In the mouth, the wine delivers brooding depth and concentration, rich and silky tannins and great persistence. Excellent with duck breast, pork loin, risotto and mild soft cheeses.