Domaine Serene, Evenstad Reserve Brut, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, OR

This elegant Traditional Method sparkling is complex yet balanced. It’s got fine bubbles but a full body, with notes of Meyer lemon, almond, and pie crust.

COUNTRY: USA

STATE: OR

APPELLATION: Dundee Hills 

REGION: Willamette Valley

VINEYARD(S): Evenstad Estate

VINTAGE: NV

GRAPES: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

PRACTICE: Sustainable

SOIL: Jory

VINIFICATION: Aged 4+ years on yeast (8 months in barrel, 44 months in tirage), aged 13 months in bottle. Disgorged Summer 2021.

METHOD: Traditional Method

STYLE: Sparkling

COLOR: Pale gold

BODY: Full

BUBBLES: Fine

TASTE: Off-dry (Brut)

PRIMARY AROMAS: mint, toast, lemon

FLAVOR: Graham cracker, pie crust, almond, Meyer lemon, velvety mouthfeel

FORMAT: 750 ml

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

SERVICE AND FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTION: Serve chilled. Pair with a fried chicken sandwich.

ABOUT THE PRODUCERS: Grace and Ken Evenstad

“Grace and Ken Evenstad first arrived and settled in the Dundee Hills in the Willamette Valley in 1989. At that time, the couple had spent over 20 years together in Minnesota building a successful business, a loving family, and a deep appreciation for the wines of Burgundy.  The Evenstads had faith in Oregon early on, before there was a national market for domestic Pinot Noir. When the time came to pursue their longtime dream of growing and producing world-class Pinot Noir, they invested in a 42-acre hilltop estate that had just been logged in the beautiful Dundee Hills of Oregon. With the support of their family - and to the surprise of many of their friends in Minnesota – the Evenstads established Domaine Serene, effectively creating Oregon’s luxury wine industry. They named the winery after their daughter, Serene, and their first vineyard on the estate was named after their son, Mark Bradford Evenstad. Today, Domaine Serene produces wines from six individual vineyard estates, planted exclusively to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Each estate offers a diversity of soils, clones, rootstocks, microclimates, slopes and elevations that add distinguishing complexity and elegance to the wines.” (domaineserene.com)

ABOUT THE VINEYARD(S): Evenstad Estate crowns the southernmost peak of the Dundee Hills. It contains seven vineyards, with multiple exposures.