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2015 Bergstrom Winery Winery Block Pinot Noir

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October 22, 2023 - $41

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RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

An intensely perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, Asian spices and a strong incense overtone. Sweet, penetrating and seamless in texture, offering palate-staining raspberry liqueur, cherry cola, lavender pastille and spicecake flavors...impressive heft and borderline opulence, but this wine also has firm structure thanks to a core of juicy acidity, which adds energy to an extremely long, floral-dominated finish.

94James Suckling

This opulent pinot noir shows cherries, raspberries, earth and dark chocolate. Medium body, firm and precise tannins and a vibrant, exciting finish.

93The Wine Advocate

...expressive notes of mulberries, raspberry preserves and wild strawberries with hints of game, fragrant earth and spice box. Medium to full-bodied and highly structured with fine, firm tannins and great freshness, it finishes long and earthy.

91Wine Enthusiast

Quite dry in mouthfeel, it has dehydrated mushroom scents and flavors, along with a steely minerality. Although its tart berry fruit is in the background, it shows an overall well-wrought and balanced set of flavors.

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.