title: Domaine Serene 2010 Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
description: Dense, dark and spicy, this opens with a thicket of briar and bramble—one almost wants to say thistle—wrapped around taut, compact black fruits. There is a hint of gun metal running through the palate, and as the wine warms and slowly opens, it reveals a lingering finish with a little pat of butter left on the tongue. This should be in fine shape for at least another decade.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Evenstad Reserve