Bergstrom, Cumberland Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

Good, but not distinguished, Willamette Pinot. Drank half a bottle, gassed the rest, and it was more integrated and more pronounced fruit.

2018 vintage

As before, the impression is of much extraction and a style better suited to other varietals. This time it also seemed sharp and unbalanced at cellar temperature, somewhat more pleasing as it warmed up. Not clear whether more age would be worthwhile.

2018 vintage

good nores

2018 vintage

Excellent, exquisite. Mainstay Willamette PN.

2018 vintage

Good. Light body. Light cherry

2018 vintage

Fruktig og god. Lene likte veldig godt

2018 vintage

Bravo, Bergström.

2018 vintage

Floral nose. Not much cherry but medium to full bodied and well balanced.

2018 vintage

Solid floral nose with modest cherry. A bit musky and jammy, reasonably well balanced.

2018 vintage

Very nice Pinot Noir with a lot of oomph. A bit of (nice) complexity , more than your typical Pinot.

2018 vintage

PNP. Had this along with a 2015 Bachey-Legros Santenay 1er Cru Clos Rousseau Vieilles Vignes. Pretty spice and floral notes on the nose. Medium bodied and till a bit tight but opens with air. Cherry and forest floor, a bit darker, bigger fruit than the Burgundy. Nice finish. This is still young - I'll keep my last 2 bottles a few years. Purchased on release and stored at 55 degrees. 91+ points

2018 vintage

Nice bright cherry red robe. Nose is a little intense, more secondary notes than cherry fruit. Some woody notes, smells like it will be dry and unyielding. Some sweetness at first, but there are some pretty dry firm tannins and not a huge amount of fruit. A slight tart edge on the finish as well. Red cherry and maybe redcurrant fruit, decent enough, but lacking some interest.

2018 vintage

Some tough tannins. It might need more time. Pleasant though, and drank decently. Try extended decant next time.

2018 vintage

C1. A lot of acid.

2018 vintage

Rasberry and chocolate

2018 vintage

I forgot I opened this a month ago. Subtle dried red fruit. Still too much forest floor funk for me Acidity is a little soft I would prefer it more vibrant Tannins don't really show any sign they will improve with age they are decently integrated I'm going to try to keep these for a while but I honestly don't think they will improve with age at this point Note to self do not buy again

2018 vintage

I really liked this with Chicken Marsala. Great balance between a bit of bright acidity that I like in Pinot's, but balanced by enough of an earthy, mushroom foundation to be memorable. Reminded me more of a decent French Pinot than typical California or Oregon. Very good!

2018 vintage

Interesting contrast tasted next to a Savigny-lès-Beaune. This is darker, more extracted, and more tannic, but it worked well with a flavorful mushroom dish. Overall a bit clumsy compared to the Burg, but it should complement many savory, gamey dishes rather well.

2018 vintage

My first reaction is it's fine nothing special. A little bit of dried red fruit. Tannins are a bit strong. Notable Oregon forest floor Not what I like in a Pinot and I'm a little disappointed I seem to have half a case of it in the cellar. But it's drinkable

2018 vintage

deep rich color balanced fruit

2018 vintage

Smoke and red berries on the nose. Medium+ acidity, black tea tannins mid palate. Well balanced and constructed, black earth accompanies the nose to the palate, leading a medium mineral driven finish. Good, but somewhat staid and unexciting for its pedigree.

2018 vintage

Opened last night and seemed tight. Gased and enjoyed more tonight but will wait another 2? Years. Notes about decanting encouraged us to use vinturi as didn’t want to decant whole bottle. Poured half glass no vinturi last night and regretted. Which is a long way around to say give this vintage another two years

2018 vintage

It had been over a year since the last bottle. Much improved. 30 minute decant and it opened beautifully. Well-balanced with floral notes and dark fruit

2018 vintage

Needs an hour decant. After that, beautiful rose petal on the nose. Upon tasting, dark raspberry flavors seem with the underlying earthiness, and beautiful sweet herbs. A true delight. Silky and flavorful with great balance.

2018 vintage

Great QPR off Garagiste pricing

2018 vintage

I was very pleasantly surprised by this wine, it is holding up so well, it is still fresh as a daisy. The tannins have mostly melted away, the color is still very dark with a little bricking on the edge. The nose gives up sweet dark cherry, earth, spice, vanilla, toast, all kinds of wonderful. The extraction is big, chewy. The wine is viscous, has a beautiful long finish. The only thing I wondered about is the acidity, which isn't …

2005 vintage

There's some vanilla and ripe cherry, but 11/28/19 I feel the best days are behind this wine. It's certainly still enjoyable. Just not the height of its power.

2005 vintage

Had this a few weeks ago and was surprised. Vanilla, sweet tobacco, black cherries and a bit of dirt. Still had nice structure. Drink now.

2005 vintage

past window

2005 vintage

Opened on New's Year Eve with friends! It held up with great complexity, berry and cherry flavors. Tannins had smoothed out and this bottle was a crowd favorite. I think that we are in new territory with Oregon Pinot Noirs to see how long they will age which in my view will get longer and longer.

2005 vintage

Finished the last third of a bottle that had been Coravin'd about 6 times, first on 3/28/15. Juice was tired, but not turned yet, which wasn't far off from the first tasting notes in March 2015. A successful Coravin experiment.

2005 vintage

Held up very nicely. Hint of berry and cassis on finish. Fantastic gustatory harmony.

2005 vintage

From mag. Easy to drink two glasses. A warm welcome.

2005 vintage

Did not seem to hold up, faint berry. Could be just this bottle/cellaring.

2005 vintage

Opened an 04/05 vertical at a party; the 05 was clearly the superior of the two. Dark garnet color with medium legs. Aromas of red fruits, blueberries and old growth forest floor. Palate delivered what the nose promised, along with a nice spice finish. Both the fruit and the tanins have held up well for a well balanced and complex wine; medium finish.

2005 vintage

Stilll holding up with fairly complex berries and a slight taste of leather.

2005 vintage

The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Blackberry, Black currant (cassis), and Forest floor.

2005 vintage

Not decanted. I think I waited a little too long. This showed what I belive to be its young vine pedigree, as I remember it being gorgeous and vivacious at the tasting room on release, but it lacked the depth and staying power that old vines can produce. Still, a sleek, clean Pinot with a clear beam of cherry and a nice steely note underneath. Short finish. Drink up.

2005 vintage

Drank over two nights, with and without food. Dark maroon color. Medium legs. Nose shows smokey dark fruits, a little oak, spice, white pepper. Many of the scent elements show up on the palate: ripe, dark berry fruits, white pepper and oak. Plenty of concentration and oak on the palate, yet there's also commensurate acidity and fine grained tannins. A couple of nice changes on the back palate give some interest. Equally enjoyable with food and stand-alone. The only drawback …

2005 vintage

Dark ruby color, nose has some spice but quite a bit of heat/alcohol. The wine has decent red fruit left and good acidity, but the finish is a bit short. Overall a decent wine but not a great value.

2005 vintage

Super smooth.

2005 vintage

Bigger string style pinot, not too bad. earthy and pair well with meat dish.

2005 vintage

- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's lacking fruit with a light/medium body. Round texture with a medium finish - Drank on July 3 with Kerri.

2005 vintage

Kinda hot, kinda winey. Sort of short on any secondary characteristics. And not terribly much fruit. Possibly the bottle was a little off, or maybe I missed this one.

2005 vintage

Still young appearing in the glass, it has a nose of black cherry, earth, and spice/oak. Add some plum and raspberry to those notes on the palate. The texture is hedonistic and it has a medium length finish. No reason to wait.

2005 vintage

Consistently one of the best OPNs in my cellar. Love this juice.

2005 vintage

Superb Oregon Pinot (with my low country chicken, andouille, and grits). Gobs of cranberry fruit and candy cherry notes. Not very tannic at all, and mild acidity for an Oregonian. Still, superlative!

2005 vintage

phenomenal- drink now

2005 vintage

With chicken from bbq. Great color and good fruity meaty nose. Very nice on th palate but no wow. Excellent for the meal

2005 vintage

A little old, but actually holding its own if you know Oregon Pinot. If you have it, drink it, but it may stretch out another year or so.

2005 vintage

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