La Spirale Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge — 2023
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Introduction
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WINERY Bergström Wines, a first-generation American family business, is one of the most unique and lauded domaines in the Willamette Valley. Dr. John Bergström’s Swedish heritage and the love he developed for the Pacific Northwest are the roots of this estate. In 1999, John and his son, Josh, established Bergström Wines and today, Josh and Caroline, his wife and business partner, are celebrating more than 25 years as biodynamic growers of estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards on the finest appellations within Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
WINE La Spirale means the vortex; a symbol of life, creation, and the natural formative forces that guide our hands in our agricultural and winemaking pursuits at Bergström Wines.
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Vineyard Profile
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Our newest estate vineyard on the Ribbon Ridge AVA, just a stone’s throw from our Le Pre du Col Vineyard and within eyesight of the winery on the Chehalem Mountains AVA. This complex and beautifully positioned Southwest facing 22-acre rolling slope includes more than 14 different marine sedimentary soil expressions. Planted by the Redman family and purchased by our family in 2018.
- Appellation: Willamette Valley
- Location: Oregon
- Cultivation: Biodynamic since inception
- Vine Age: Up to 20 years
- Soil: 14 unique marine sedimentary soil expressions
- Elevation: 400-450 feet of elevation
- Exposure: Southwest
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Vintage Report
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The 2023 vintage is shaping up as a modern classic for the Willamette Valley, combining vibrant freshness with remarkable depth. Chardonnays are stone-fruited and mineral-driven, while Pinot Noirs are deeply colored, aromatic, and layered with dark fruit. Alternating periods of record-breaking heat and cooler-than-average weather contributed to wines with finesse, balance, and aging potential. Already surpassing the charm of recent vintages, 2023 stands poised to be unforgettable.
- Harvest Date(s): September 5-15, 2021
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Vinification
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100% whole-cluster fermentation in open-top, stainless steel fermentation tanks. Native fermentation where possible. 100% malolactic and alcoholic fermentation (no residual sugars or malic acids.) No fining.
- Aging: 10-15% new 228L French oak Barriques
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Technical Information
- Varietal Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
- Alcohol: 13.4%
- TA: 5.5 g/L
- p H: 3.77
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Tasting Notes
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Bright red with ruby hues, this wine has a nose of violet pastilles, Blue Moon Roses, myrrh, and tobacco, with a hint of stem spice and peonies. It is medium-bodied, with a body as bright as the color and crisp flavors of ripe black raspberry, pomegranate, and huckleberry. The wine has a layered textural creaminess that is balanced by minerality and a saline finish. It has medium oak, structured tannins, wet stone, and supreme succulence.
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