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2017 Bergstrom Winery Winery Block Pinot Noir

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October 2, 2022 - $41

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RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

Exotically spiced red and blue fruit and floral aromas show outstanding clarity and take on a smoky mineral quality as the wine opens up. Juicy and penetrating on the palate, offering alluringly sweet raspberry, boysenberry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that deftly meld concentration with delicacy...strikingly long, smooth finish features rounded tannins and emphatic spice and floral notes.

94Wine Enthusiast

...olfactory stew of exotic spices...lush palate with blueberries, plums and sassafras highlights. The tannins are quite astringent, but proportionate.

93Wine Spectator

Deeply structured and finely polished, with dynamic blueberry, cherry and savory spice flavors that build toward well-buffed tannins.

92+ The Wine Advocate

...tangerine peel, Earl Grey tea leaves, saline, cracked pepper and a touch of horse saddle over a core of Bing cherries, blackberries and cranberries...medium-bodied palate is more serious, with dark fruits, a gently chalky frame and great freshness, finishing long and nuanced.

16.5+ Jancis Robinson

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1983, and it is the oldest appellation in Oregon. Oregon’s modern wine industry began in the Willamette Valley in the 1960s when artists, vagabond winemakers, and U.C. Davis oenology graduates looking for new territory started their own, small, off-the-grid wineries. The appellation is the state’s largest, and it extends 175 miles from Columbia River on the Washington/Oregon border to just south of Eugene, near central Oregon. The Willamette River runs through the area, helping to give the appellation a mild year-round climate. There are six smaller sub-appellations within this AVA, but altogether the Willamette Valley has the largest concentration of wineries in Oregon, as well as the majority of the state’s most famous producers. Pinot Noir is king here, followed by Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. To most admirers of Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley offers the most distinctive wine choices in the state.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.