Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.5

The Mark Bradford Vineyard has high elevation plantings to Pinot Noir and was the first vineyard planted by Grace and Ken Evenstad, aptly named after their son. Showing a deep core, the wine begins with intense aromas that instantly excite. Red cherry cola, cigar ash, peat moss, blood orange zest and pomegranate seed aromas all come to mind. There is a beautiful, seamless quality to this wine, as it effortlessly glides across the mid-palate. Wild strawberry, red cherry candy, black tea, cranberry, pomegranate and peat moss flavors all combine marvelously leading up to the finish. While this possesses notable weight, there is also a striking elegance. Surprisingly open and accessible, this is another stunning Pinot Noir from Domaine Serene and talanted winemaker, Michael Fay. Drink 2019-2038- 95 — 7 years ago

Rob Moose

9.2

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

with Gabriel

Rebecca Fletcher

9.5

2014 vintage. Ripe Apple and pear, white flowers, minerality - ocean wave aromas. Beautifully aromatic nose. M acid, body. Balanced with a long finish. — 9 years ago

Andy Hall

9.2

My last '07 😢. The entire case drank nicely all the way until the end! — 10 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.1

Excellent with the food at Stateside. The floral nose, white fruit and mineral aspect a perfect foil for the SE Asian spice. Not the equal of the best GG but very appealing. This was the "Kirchberg" Brand. — 10 years ago

with Jill, Shaun and 1 other

Eric anderson

9.3

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

Meghan Andrews

9.4

Great relaxing Sunday drink — 12 years ago

Lisa Breer

10

Domaine serene, Portland — 7 years ago

Michael Tuchband

10

Red fruits, violets on the nose, medium body, great young pino qualities with oak, pleasant smooth finish. — 8 years ago

with Moné

Guy Fiore

9.1

Oak. Butter. Toffee. Nice acid and finish — 9 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.5

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

Dustin Cano

Wine Buyer Meritage Wine Market

9.2

Holding on great yummy wine. Solid work Tony. — 10 years ago

Martin Mills

9.0

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

Rebecca Atwood

10

Beautiful wine we drank for Christmas! — 11 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.3

* 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

with Kelly

Baltej Maini

9.8

A wine that is memorable — 8 years ago

Sarah Oettel

9.2

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

Gary Wedbush

9.0

Yummy graduation dinner wine — 10 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

I try to not compare new world to Burgundy, but this really reminds me of Puligny. Layered & rich, but plenty of acidic structure. — 10 years ago

Mark

9.3

Drank 11/26/13, really good from the start. — 12 years ago