Domaine serene, Portland — 7 years ago
* appearance: translucent pale ruby
* aromas: red cherry, damp earth, rose petals, oak spice
* palate: cherry cola, raspberry
* structure: light bodied, high acidity, ultra fine tannins, 13.1% alcohol
* finish: long
* winemaking: several clones of 100% Pinot Noir planted in 2000 in Jory soil at 800-900 feet and dry farmed
* cost: $90 — 8 years ago
A wine that is memorable — 8 years ago
Yummy graduation dinner wine — 10 years ago
My last '07 😢. The entire case drank nicely all the way until the end! — 10 years ago



Beautiful wine we drank for Christmas! — 11 years ago
Great relaxing Sunday drink — 12 years ago
The ‘Grace Vineyard’ Pinot Noir is a barrel selection from this exceptional site in the Dundee Hills AVA. The aromas are intoxicating right out of the gate, as this warm vintage Pinot Noir is not needing a long decant. Rose water, ripe red plums, strawberry puree and guava aromas all combine with lovely earthy and wet rock nuances that all are woven together in the beautifully glass. Exuding sheer class on the palate, this gorgoeus Pinot Noir slowly unveils ripe red fruits that mingle with minerals, potpourri, exotic spices and shades of wild blackberry jam. The silky texture entices and adds to this wonderful drinking experience. Fantastic in its youth, the Grace Vineyard Pinot Noir will shows wonderful promise for an exceedingly long evoloution ahead. Drink 2020-2040 — 6 years ago
This is a VERY pleasant surprise (at first pass, I was not sure I would love this but it really opened up). Bought this from the Secret wine fridge at FLX Wienery. After being closed off for many years, this baby needed to breathe. It's from The Rocks before it was known as "The Rocks." The funk is mostly blown off. The power is still there on the finish--which is elegant and long. The fruit is still present with conflicting red and blue fruit--esp. prevalent is dried raspberry and blackberry. The pepper is still present. The tannins are still powering through 17 years later. — 9 years ago
The back of the label reads "what I dream of is an art of balance" and superior balance is what they have achieved. Nose is ripe and rich, with new aromas on every sip. Lemon curd on warm brioche, backing minerality and traces of vanilla & white florals. Palate shows laces of malo, adding a rich velvety aspect to the firm acidity and ripe fruit. Extremely savory and refreshing. Favorite CA chard. — 9 years ago
With francois — 10 years ago
Austerity Requires Patience...Rich and Elegant with Notes of Black Cherry, Licorice & Cocoa — 10 years ago
Slight floral quality to the edgy sweetness and gorgeous black fruit. I suspect some co-fermentation here (Viognier). Lovely, lively, and lithe on the palate. Plenty of acids here, so this will pair with nearly any meats. Just to reiterate, this is not your typical Paso syrah (no offense), but an elegant rendition of the grape. — 11 years ago
Drank 11/26/13, really good from the start. — 12 years ago
Took awhile to open up. Alcohol and licorice on the nose. Very full and floral. Thin and acidic on the palate. Kind of dry too — 6 years ago
Drank with BBQ at dad’s in Enid while packing wine cellar for move. Dark, slightly rich blueberry, blackberry. Spice although it could be the bbq. Very smooth. A little lighter on the medium-length finish than I remember. May be trending down with age. Very good wine. — 7 years ago
Red fruits, violets on the nose, medium body, great young pino qualities with oak, pleasant smooth finish. — 8 years ago
Things I love: Tribut and that lady behind the bottle. 09 Beauroy here. Fleshy, charming, great salinity, nice honeyed aspect, a touch of mushroom overtone. Holding strong and venturing into interesting secondary territory. Cool shot of anise on this too! — 8 years ago

After reading the reviews, I decanted the wine for about 45 minutes. This is what I love in Oregon Pinot noir: raspberries, ease of drinking, pairs well with a light meal of pasta or fish. The bottle disappeared fast. I knew I should have brought the magnum to dinner! — 9 years ago
Beautiful color, cool looking bottle, nice fruit, love it! — 10 years ago
Had a tasting over Thanksgiving at the Domaine Serene vineyard and this was pretty darn amazing. — 10 years ago
Hugely impressed - lots of that forest floor or root vegetable aspect on the nose, but the flavour is all fruit, red into black. Great typicity and great otago character. Excellent value at $35 — 10 years ago
This is an excellent Burgundian style wine. Very limited production. Similar to a Corton — 11 years ago
Mark Juckeland
It’s amazing this is still going strong. Still has a lot of fruit forward. Licorice on the nose with a bit of alcohol. Still has some acid on the palate and could age it more. — 6 years ago