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2008 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve
Pinot Noir
- USA
- Oregon
- Willamette Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 254
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galewskj wrote: 92 points
December 3, 2023 - 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.
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RJMoskat Likes this wine: 96 points
November 13, 2023 - Lovely!
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Winiac wrote: 89 points
October 31, 2022 - 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.
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hiker_guy Likes this wine:
October 30, 2022 - 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.1 person found this helpful Comment -
prasm Likes this wine: 94 points
April 5, 2022 - 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 earth with a long finish. This is peaking right now, can't imagine this getting any better - wonderful fruit notes are balanced by tertiary notes of leather and tobacco, great complexity and intensity with lengthy finish - everything one could ask for from a wine - oh, and this was after being open for 4 days. Peaking now, but has the stuffing to last another 2-3 years easily.
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By Allen Meadows
June 2012, Issue #47 (link)(Domaine Serene Pinot Noir - Evenstad Reserve Villages Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
4/6/2013 (link) 91 points(Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve) Medium dark ruby color; appealing, lifted, tart black cherry, black raspberry, cola, nutmeg nose; ripe and tart black raspberry, black cherry, tart boysenberry palate with good acidity; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
9/13/2012 (link) 91 points(Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve) Medium dark red color; spicy tart cherry, raspberry nose; rich, spicy tart cherry, raspberry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Serene
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Evenstad Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Oregon
- SubRegion Willamette Valley
- Appellation Willamette Valley
- UPC Code 689192370278
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 32 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,662 (31%)
- Consumed 3,587 (68%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
cedar plank salmon, grilled lamb, Lamb chops, turkeyWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerDomaine Serene
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionOregon
- SubRegionWillamette Valley
- AppellationWillamette Valley
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