2010 Bergstrom Vineyard Pinot Noir
Bergström Vineyard: A Bergström Wines Estate
Planted 1999 * Dundee Hills AVA * Elevation: 380ft
Our original estate and our family’s North Star located in the iron-rich volcanic soils of the Dundee. The Bergström Vineyard is 13 acres of south and southeast facing vines bathing in the cool northerly sunlight and overlooking the expansive and rich Willamette Valley stretching south for one hundred miles. Optimum elevation and exposure provides ideal ripening potential for our most powerful, yet elegant expression of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, annually adorned with flowers, fruit, savory herbs and spices, and ferrous minerals. Learn more about the Bergström Vineyard
Josh Bergström's Notes
Our 2010 Bergström Vineyard Pinot Noir is a showstopping package of floral and fruit characteristics wrapped in earthen silk. In 2010, the Bergström Vineyard saw ideal climatic conditions for long and steady ripening, but very low yields. In fact, total yields came in at only just under 0.85 tons per acre! Ultimately, this tiny crop yielded a very powerful Pinot Noir that reflects a pure expression of the volcanic hills of Dundee.
Dark ruby red, the 2010 Bergström Vineyard Pinot Noir is filled with floral rose and violet aromatics that burst from the glass while mingling with ripe candied red cherry, black and red currants, oak spice and peppermint. With further aeration, the wine darkens and shows off aromas of incense, pipe tobacco and cedar. In the mouth, this wine is vibrant and juicy with a sweet candied character and intensely youthful yet complex ripe fruit flavors of black raspberry, wild dark cherries, cassis, dried beef, and a wonderful veil of liquid mineral that glides across the silky smooth palate. This wine’s intense but fine structure will allow for great drinking pleasure through 2025 if cellared properly. Alcohol: 13.5%
Accolades
93 Points Wine Enthusiast * 93 Points Wine Spectator
Wine Profile
| Vintage | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Ageability | Drink 2012-2021+ |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Size | 750 ml |