Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Willamette Vallley Evenstad Reserve 2016

93 points Wine Spectator: “Refined and stately in style, offering elegantly complex raspberry and cherry flavors, with orange peel and clove notes, gaining structure toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2026. (9/30/19)”

93 points Josh Raynolds (Vinous): “Brilliant ruby-red. A hugely perfumed bouquet evokes red and blue fruit preserves, potpourri, vanilla and exotic spices, along with a smoky mineral topnote. Deeply concentrated raspberry, boysenberry, spicecake and floral pastille flavors show outstanding clarity, and a core of juicy acidity lends spine and back-end lift. Conveys a suave blend of power and vivacity on the strikingly long, spice- and floral-driven finish, which leaves cola and sappy red and blue fruit notes behind. 65% new oak. Drink: 2023-2030. (Aug 2020)”

93 points CellarTracker.com community score.

92 points and ‘Editors’ Choice, Wine Enthusiast: “This reserve is an excellent representation of the 2015 vintage. Firm, supple and loaded with brambly purple fruit, it carries a pleasing touch of fruit sweetness. It rolls gracefully into a tight finish, with layers of herb, earth, blueberry, black cherry and brown spice notes. Alcohol 14.1%. (Aug 2018)”

Producer notes: “A true illustration of the art of the blend, the 2016 Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir radiates a heavenly bouquet of elderberry, sandalwood, leather and mushrooms. Rich and supple on the palate, it reveals a complex array of dark fruit in a fine-tuned frame of power and elegance. Its silky-smooth tannins leave you with a lingering finish of pure satisfaction. Alcohol 14.4%.”