2021 Domaine Serene ‘Yamhill Cuvee’ Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, USA (750ml)

WINEMAKER’S NOTES:

The 2021 Domaine Serene Yamhill Cuve is a delightful wine that showcases a beautiful array of flavors and aromas. On the nose, there are notes of sweet kirsch cherries, fresh fir tips, potpourri, and sandalwood that create a complex bouquet. As you take a sip, the wine is fruit-forward and plush with a juicy and lush mouthfeel that is both soothing and inviting. There is a delicate balance to this wine, which is not too lean, yet still maintains a sense of delicacy. The palate notes are alluring and pleasurable, with the fruitiness on the nose coming through on the palate, and a finish of rose petal and floral.

TASTING NOTES:

The savory qualities of the Yamhill Cuve’s aromatics are a mix of red-currant compote, saline and roasted pork shoulder. The blackcap raspberry and blueberry flavors found on the slippery-textured palate are sweet and ripe. Velvety tannins are a nice match for the wine’s crisp acidity. Serve with your next Cubano sandwich.

– Wine Enthusiast, 94 pts.

Full of oak spices and fresh-crushed raspberry and cherry aromas followed by slightly riper red plums and strawberries. Refreshing light tannins, a medium body and the exuberant fruit give a friendly, approachable appeal. One of the winerys most widely available pinots.

– James Suckling, 93 pts.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Yamhill Cuve, has pure scents of cranberry, cinnamon, potpourri and bitters. The medium-bodied palate offers generous layers of dark red, spicy fruit. It has a silky texture, bright acidity and a long, layered finish.

– Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, 92 pts.

The Yamhill Cuve is a blend across the Domaine Serene estates. This wine is blended to arrive at a particular signature with warm red and blue berry fruits, white pepper and rum cake notes. The palate is a balancer of sweet red berries, ripe Italian plums and a hint of savoury garrigue.

– Decanter, 92 pts.