2000 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve

[dananne]

Willamette Valley. Was a gift, but retails for $47. FWIW, WS 90 and WE 87.

Had to pop this one before I really would have preferred, as when it arrived in the gift shipment from my brother, the cork was noticably protruding from the top of the bottle and seemed to be held in only by the foil. Cork was sponge-like, and easily could be pushed back in. Removed the foil, and it was saturated, but I popped it out and low-and-behold -- the wine wasn't damaged. Good clear ruby color, but the nose was very restrained. Good black cherry fruit opened up after about an hour (was not decanted). Some spice elements and a bit of a mineraly note, but this was very tightly wrapped in tannins. Black cherries pop back into the picture on the finish. If I had any more, I'd hold them for 2-3 to see if the tannins soften. Alc. 13.5%