Domaine Serene, Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

We opened this tonight and it had lost the aspects that we loved previously.

2014 vintage

An exceptional wine, not yet showing its age. Blackberries, leather, violets, and raw hazelnut on the nose. An unctuous wine with vibrant acidity and pillowsoft tannins. More blackberries on the palate, dark cherry, and spice.

2014 vintage

Drank from magnum at Thanksgiving dinner. PNP into decanter. Bit closed off nose at first, opened up a bit with air, but still a bit more muted than I would have liked. Fruit core is still there, though I think it’s time to drink if you still have bottles. Elegant, balanced. No noticeable tanning, low acid. Slightly bricking at edges. Good, but lacking some of the secondary aromas and mid-palate density.

2008 vintage

I think the drinking window for this one is a little off saying the end was 2019. Had two of these at Thanksgiving dinner and after an hour of air in the decanter, they were singing and still going strong. Probably have at least 3-4 years as well.

2008 vintage

Good n funk e, Drink up, it’s ready

2014 vintage

Not bad for an old dog, funky good- Drink up

2014 vintage

What a difference a few years makes..or three Seems to be some bottle variation going on- This one was on spot, perfect.

2014 vintage

Started with some funk. Opened up with notes raspberry, baking spice and chocolate. Consumed with rigitoni with sungold tomato pecorino sauce. Great pairing

2014 vintage

Hard to rate, it started out fabulous, lots of funk mixed with the fruit. It became disjointed after a couple hours due to age. Drink up…

2014 vintage

Dark cherry, raspberry, a bit of spice and forest floor. Silky, balanced, and still fresh. Drinking great now with a nice finish. Classic Oregon Pinot with polish.

2014 vintage

Very nice indeed

2008 vintage

Now at 17 years and it is better than ever. Appears to be at peek presence. Deep garnet, full bodied, still plenty of fruit,deep red berry notes, spice and pebble. There is enough acid present providing a long finish. Domaine Serene never disappoints.

2008 vintage

“로마네 콩티를 눌렀다”는 그 전설 ― 물론 극히 제한된 블라인드이긴 해도 일단 타이틀 값은 하는 와인이다. 잔에 따르자마자 ‘아, 이건 신대륙 피노’라는 느낌이 툭 하고 온다. 2014 빈티지라지만 여전히 젊은 기운이 꽤 살아 있어서 10년 가까이 됐다는 걸 맞히긴 쉽지 않을 듯. 향의 첫 주자는 블랙체리·블랙베리 같은 검은 과실. 재미있는 건 붉은 딸기 쪽 뉘앙스도 아직 남아 있어서 층이 겹친다는 점이다. 그 위를 삼나무 스파이스가 살포시 덮고, 감초와 가죽이 뒤를 잇는다. 한 모금 돌려 맡다 보면 바닐라 크림을 한 점 …

2014 vintage

Rich, dark and broad-shouldered Willamette PN from a renowned producer, wine was aged for 16 months in FR oak, 60% new. Medium ruby colour. Medium+ intensity aroma of blackberries, vanilla, cherries, chocolate, cola, smoke, hints of coffee and cassis. Full body, juicy, concentrated and powerful structure with black fruit, chocolate and licorice flavours smoky and spice notes, medium acidity, mellow tannins. Great but rather huge PN, I prefer a bit leaner, lively and elegant Oregon PN’s.

2014 vintage

Ignore as I erred in my note

2014 vintage

Despite the color being very light, it is a very concentrated wine. Lots of power. Strawberry, vanilla, warm spice, some red berries. It tastes slightly hot, not overripe, but it has a strong feel of alcohol not only on the nose but on the palate, maybe the storage issue? Overall it is a very nice wine, but it just scored slightly below my expectations.

2014 vintage

PnP, consumed over 3 hours. Appearance: Clear, medium ruby-garnet. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with developed aromas of dried cranberry, sweet tobacco, brown sugar, cinnamon, and leather. Palate: Dry, medium acid, medium tannin is surprisingly persistent, medium body, medium+ intensity, 14.2% abv with developed flavors of cinnamon, baking spice, and dried cranberry with a medium+ finish. Balance: Excellent Length: Excellent-Outstanding Intensity: Excellent-Outstanding Complexity: Very Good-Excellent This has aged beautifully with the fruit showing candied and dried notes with a lovely spice …

2014 vintage

Medium dark red with a 5mm bricked edge. PNP, split bottle over 3 hours plus. Dried leaves, oregano, sous bois, subtle tobacco and red cherry at the outset on the nose. The palate showed dried cherry, white pepper, red currants, tobacco spice and underbrush with dusty tannins. My initial impression was that this had crested and the fruit was now fading. This made an about face after around 40 minutes to where the fruit really came out and became much …

2008 vintage

Disappointing for this Reserve. As others have noted raisin color, no finish.

2014 vintage

my favorite willamette pinot. concentrated dark red fruits with balance and subtle earth notes. beautiful but my last bottle. paired superbly with asian salmon.

2014 vintage

Beautifully aged wine. Color between garnet and brick. No fruit on nose at all. Leater, tobacco, slight wood on nose. Forest floor flavors with a light body and cocoa on the back palate. Clear. Short finish.

2014 vintage

Pop and pour, drank half the bottle over 2 hours. The fruit has faded a bit, and there is a lot of structure left. If a pinot can be full-bodied, this is it. There are secondary flavors of tobacco and leather, lots of interest and intensity. The finish is long. Just a touch over the hill compared to bottles a few years ago, but it still has a lot going for it. I'll drink my last bottle in a year.

2008 vintage

Corked

2014 vintage

Worth the wait!

2014 vintage

Lovely!

2008 vintage

Beautiful. Long legs in the glass. Nose has nice fruit with a bit of cellar/oak and hint of vanilla. Shows a bit of age. Spice cherry oak vanilla earthy. Long finish show more vanilla and red fruit. Paid 65. Well worth it.

2014 vintage

Beaucoup de fruits rouges, des tanins vaporeux, une belle acidité qui vient en complément avec le reste du vin. Bonne longueur. Sans être transcendant, c'était très bon.

2014 vintage

This one was on spot, terrific.

2014 vintage

This bottle seems to be at the end of its rope, a raw finish is the culprit. Slight raisining in color and on the nose. I’ve had a lot of bottle variation..weird. And have 6 nore to plow thru. Still a ok for weeknights at this point. Drink now is my advice .

2014 vintage

Best new world pinot I've ever had. I bought 6 of these and drank 3 of them before this one. Dayum! I smell barnyard in this one. I'll be waiting for while, but not a long while, to drink the other two. I see the ratings for this have been trending up. I can understand that.

2014 vintage

This is drinking really nicely now. Supple and full of fruit. Ignore the guidance, this has some life left.

2014 vintage

Beautifullly rich and flavorful.

2014 vintage

Lovely bottle, delicate cherry, forrest floor, baking spices. Nice balance and tannins are silky smooth.

2014 vintage

Dundee Hills, Oregon. 2014 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Mark Bradford, $94. In vertical of 2011-2014 and 2004 Domaine Serene wines. Second place. Light-mid ruby, viscous (14.0 alc.); red fruit, cherries, rose petal, slight mineral, wood; low acids; low-mid tannins; mid depth on fruit; balanced; good Pinot Noir flavor; semi-long tasty finish. 16.5-17 UC Davis scale, 91-92 other scales.

2014 vintage

Opened up after 40 min of decanting. Still together, drinkable and fairly fresh, but it is past peak. Did not have the acidity to keep it fully alive.

2008 vintage

Served with beef bourguignon Popped and poured 15 minutes in glass before tasting Nose is outstanding, floral, heavy roses, cinnamon (?) notes, really quite nice Palate is silky smooth, dense but light as a feather, really quite a beautiful wine. If I’m being critical it has a slight heaviness on the finish but that is being too critical. I enjoyed it and would buy again.

2008 vintage

Big—-and I mean BIG—vanilla. That’s it.

2014 vintage

PnP on day 1, no formal note written but informally scored 92-94, vacuvined and refrigerated for 4 days, note from day 5. Appearance: Clear, pale ruby with slight edge browning. Nose: Clean, pronounced intensity with complex developed aromas of perfectly ripe cherry, black raspberry, rose petal, shoe leather, tobacco, and hints of cinnamon - WOW! Palate: Dry, medium+ acid, medium tannin, medium body, medium+ intensity, 14.1% abv with developed flavors of cherry, black raspberry, leather, red licorice, and hints of …

2008 vintage

This was bright dark ruby colored, medium bodied, complex forward tangy black cherry and black berry fruits, accented by notes of fennel, smoke, spice, tobacco and hints of black pepper on a taunt dry tongue coating finish. https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2022/03/domaine-serene-evenstad-reserve.html

2008 vintage

At 14 years now this wine is still showing great. Deep garnet with a pleasant fig-y jam nose. There as a great mineral and earthiness to the black cherry palette. Perfect with salmon.

2008 vintage

I suspect that age may bring out more of this. As it is, it’s a quite enjoyable Pinot with nice red berry fruitiness and a touch of tartness to balance its mild sweetness. But there’s not a lot of depth to be had at the moment. Enjoy now as a simple Oregon Pinot expression—a perfectly reasonable choice!—or hold to see what else it might become.

2014 vintage

At 13 years it has at least that many left. Plenty of structure. Nice flinty notes, sage and red raspberry. Burgundian for sure.

2008 vintage

Pnp tonight. Paired with grilled salmon. Mild bricking. No sed, no decant. Soft roundness to this aged Pinot. Minerality, red fruits on nose palate. Food friendly. No flaws. Good frond to back enjoyment. Evolved thru night. Nice wine that has held up well. Looking forward to my 2010s.

2008 vintage

This wine was amazing in it's youth and young adult life. Had a couple of bottles in the last 2-3 years that were disappointing, but this, my last 2008, was quite spectacular. Plumby rubber tires, almost rotten strawberries, and darker black fruit on the nose. Dark black fruit, dense fall leaves on a Northern California walk, titch of dark chocolate, and overall rather chewy on the palate. Really nice wine that should probably be enjoyed over the next couple years.

2008 vintage

The excessive spiciness hides the delicate nature of this Pinot.

2008 vintage

W roast chicken again. Still very good but onthe way down. Fresh color, tangy nose but on palate the fruot was still there. I thought it would be bad after opening but it came around. Should have drunk at 10 yrs.

2008 vintage

Still has plenty of staying power. Had along side an '04 which was actually showing better (more integration) and it even has some good life left (it was cellared well). I will give my remaining bottles at least a few years. Perhaps lacking a bit in character but no flaws. Considering where the '04 was, perhaps there is more to come from this wine.

2008 vintage

I had high hopes for this wine but, as Gertrude Stein famously said: “There is no there, there”. The great things I read in both professional and crowd reviews were not present in this wine. It was a functionally correct representation of OR Pinot Noir with all the common components the same way a Toyota Corolla has similar components to a Lexus, except the Corolla is basic transpo and the Lexus is what you want to drive. I wanted to …

2008 vintage

Really smooth and plush at this stage. Fruit is a bit subdued but still plenty of cherry candy showing. The bouquet is still strong and the wine is absolutely silky on the palate. Comes across as a bolder pinot that's settled down a bit.

2008 vintage

Had with Valentine dinner. Very disappointed. Way past it’s prime as we’d really enjoyed previously

2008 vintage

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Domaine Serene, Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

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