90 POINTS - "The dark ruby-colored 2007 Pinot Noir Yamhill Cuvee offers up a superb bouquet of smoke, cinnamon, rose petal, cherry, and cranberry. Spicy, expressive, and medium-bodied on the palate, it displays a racy personality marked by savory flavor, vibrant acidity, good depth, and enough structure to evolve for 1-2 years. Drink this tasty effort through 2017." - Robert Parker's The Wine Adocate
TASTING NOTES
The unreserved nose bursts with red raspberry, ripe cherry, lavender, plum, tobacco, slight orange peel and cola. The palate displays lush bing cherry, black raspberry, pomegranate, oak spice, vanilla and earth with lithe, supple tannins and exceptional balance.
VINEYARD
The 2007 Yamhill Cuvée is a blend of Pommard (54%), Dijon (35%), and Wadenswil (11%) clones of Pinot Noir sourced primarily from estate vineyards in the Eola Hills and the Dundee Hills .
CROP YIELD
2.87 tons/acre.
AGING
Aged 10 months in French oak barrels, of which were 43 % were new.
VINTAGE NOTES
At Domaine Serene, we've always maintained that great wines begin with great vineyards. This was particularly true of the 2007 vintage, where a myriad of weather conditions and temperature changes made for a very challenging harvest. Yes, it rained, but as fastidious as Pinot Noir may be, a little rain is not a bad thing, especially in dry-farmed vineyards. Most importantly is to have strong, proactive vineyard practices and a sound, diligent winemaking team that maintains a level head and does not panic and pick early. 2007 was a cool, wet vintage and will answer all requests for lower alcohols. The wines are beautifully integrated and drinking much softer at an earlier age – that is to say these are beautifully nuanced wines that are enjoyable now. The vintage, though initially criticized by those with little understanding of year-long viticultural practices, has recently been lauded by more independent critics such as Jancis Robinson and Jay Miller of Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
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