Dom Serene Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay 2019

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Dom Serene
Label Name:
 
Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Willamette Valley (Dundee Hills)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 96; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95 (recommended drinking window 2025-2035); Jeb Dunnuck 93; Wine Enthusiast 93 (Drink through ~2030); Wine Spectator 92

Tasting Note
Oyster-shell/mineral core with baked lemon, pear, nectarine, chamomile and beeswax. Toasted brioche and gentle oak spice, saline tang, focused acidity, creamy texture and a long, shimmery finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, butter-poached lobster, creamy mushroom risotto, lobster ravioli. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, seared salmon sushi/nigiri, tempura prawns, creamy coconut curry with mild spice.

Production Method
Estate Dijon-clone fruit blended; fermented and aged ~14 months in 100% new French oak with sur-lie influence and gentle lees contact; balanced acidity and partial malolactic conversion.

Vineyard Info
Founded by Ken and Grace Evenstad in 1989 in Dundee Hills. Domaine Serene farms several Willamette Valley estate vineyards and makes the Evenstad Reserve as its flagship Chardonnay.