Bergström Wines
Gargantua Oregon Syrah
Gargantua is Bergström Wines' effort to craft world class Syrah from the West Coast of the United States. Led by Josh Bergström's unwavering belief that American West Coast Syrah is unique, delicious, and belongs in the same conversation as the wines from France’s Northern Rhône Valley and other hallowed terroirs. To honor the purity of the Syrah fruit sourced from the best sites, they employ whole-cluster fermentation and neutral oak aging, allowing their unique character to shine through this wine with precision and finesse.
The vineyards feature a balanced and varied field clonal selection, with 19-year-old vines. The sites benefits from diverse exposures and a range of soil types, contributing to a complex and dynamic growing environment.
- Region
- Oregon: Willamette Valley
- Appellation
- Oregon
- Varietal Composition
- Syrah
- Aging
- On natural lees in 100% neutral small and large French oak barrels.
- Alcohol
- 13.2%
This wine has a complex character that reveals more and more with each minute in the glass. Dark, black cherry in color with classic Syrah aromas of pepper, tarragon, forest floor, matsutake mushroom, rosemary and thyme garrigue, cured meats, tar, tobacco, leather, and sanguine iron. Juicy and vibrant on the palate with full-bodied and ripe fruit flavors of fig, plum, and cane berries. Joining the fruit are notes of savory herbs, olive tapenade, and bresaola.
Vinous
95+ Points
2022
"Youthfully backward and intense, the 2022 Syrah (Oregon) grumbles up with a dark blend of dusty dried flowers, wild blueberries and stone dust, complicated by hints of exotic spice and green olive. This is sleek and dark in nature yet youthfully lean, with tart wild berry fruits and savory spices that saturate the palate. There’s an Old-World feel here as the 2022 finishes long and tense, with edgy tannins that tug at the cheeks and a tart blackberry concentration that slowly fades. This needs time, and a lot of it, yet patience will be rewarded. Josh Bergstrom sources the fruit for Gargantua from vineyards in southern Oregon and matures the wine in neutral 500- and 600-liter oak barrels."
— Eric Guido, 2024
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