TASTING NOTES - Tony Rynders, Winemaker
A real show stopper! Shows great intensity on the nose with lots of blackberry, dark plum, dried blueberry, coffee, earth, and toast. The palate shows incredible depth and richness with layers of ripe blackberry, black plum, dark chocolate, sl toffee, beet root, earth and toast. The tannins are quite refined the length is impressive.

VINEYARD
Two Barns Vineyard, is located in Oregon's Dundee Hills, occupies a geologic boundary zone between Willakenzie sedimentary soils and Dundee volcanic soils, which makes for an interesting soil profile. Elevation ranges between 300 and 400 feet. Two Barns Vineyard has 32 acres of Pinot Noir, that includes Dijon clones 114, 115, 667 and 777, as well as Pommard, and Wadensville clones. It is owned and operated by David Stutz and Beth Glosten. The Pinot Noir from Two Barns Vineyard is vinified exclusively by Domaine Serene.

CROP YIELD - 1.91 tons/acre.

AGING - Aged 15 months in French oak barrels of which 78% were new. Unfined and unfiltered.

VINTAGE NOTES
After a warm and relatively dry winter, bud break arrived in early March.  Spring weather was cool and relatively wet, thus creating a broad range in bloom from site to site.  The resulting crop loads were relatively small.  Moderate summer temperatures were followed by mild yet dry fall conditions.  Because we dry farm, our one late season rain event sparked the arrival of intense flavors and a great degree of individual site expression.  The wines from 2005 display a wonderful array of red, blue and black fruits and display impeccable balance and incredible length.  One of the best vintages to date.