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.

Vintage Factsheets

2021 2019 2018

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: The wine undergoes whole-cluster fermentation in small, open-top vessels, with native fermentation used whenever possible. It is aged on natural lees in 100% neutral small and large French oak barrels. Both malolactic and alcoholic fermentations are fully completed, leaving no residual sugars or malic acids. The wine is unfined

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.