Bergstrom, De Lancellotti Vineyard Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains

Very good. Opens with dark cherries, some herbal notes, with a nice acid backbone to keep it fresh. 14.1% ABV. It seems to be trying to walk that line between a more elegant OR style and a heavier, more extracted style.

2009 vintage

Ruby red; 30min decant; mild vegetal nose with mineral(iron) undertones; nice ripe cherry flavor with smooth palate leading to a nice blackberry like finish which doesn't linger very long. No notes for a long time, all gone?

2009 vintage

From magnum. Drinking very well right now.

2009 vintage

In a good place right now.

2009 vintage

Aged very well. Great acid and light red fruit

2009 vintage

My first PN from Oregon. It was a very nice experience, this wine was a good match with some solid Burgundy from Nuits and Beaune.

2009 vintage

Excellent, aged well. Big red cherry flavor yet light with good acid. Went great with a garlicky roasted chicken

2009 vintage

Had with Pasta. The wine was off. Fruit was disappearing. Would not rebuy

2009 vintage

Cherry, earth, stemmy, but beautiful

2009 vintage

Let it sit for an hour before dinner and it revealed a beautiful floral bouquet, soft sweet rec cherry with a light to medium body. Excellent finish. Served with chicken a la Provence and the wine was the perfect counterpoint to the garlic/shallot/lemon of the dish.

2009 vintage

Earthy nose gives way to soft currants and berries. Nice smooth finish.

2009 vintage

Very oaky forward. Needs like 10m in the glass before it's pleasurable. Accidentally left bottle open overnight, next day the wine seemed basically the same. Not sure I love this effort.

2009 vintage

Rich and fruity

2009 vintage

Cranberry and black cherry liqueur notes. The alcohol has become more prominent on the finish and the fruit has faded a bit. On the downward trajectory of development.

2009 vintage

14.1% abv. Nose with jammy dark fruit, plums. Can smell the alcohol. Full bodied, with decent tannins, but limited acidity. Notice some heat on the finish as well.

2009 vintage

Deep purple in color. Beautiful boysenberry and black plums on the nose and palate. A very nice Chehalem Mountain AVA Pinot. Drinking very well right now. I don't know that it will get any better with additional time in the bottle.

2009 vintage

Great acid with a light raspberry and lavender taste, crisp and delicious.

2009 vintage

Decent Pinot - cherries on the nose open up to good acidity, muted red fruit, and balanced soft texture. Did well paired with pork chops on wood fired grill. One more left, but will drink soon.

2009 vintage

Medium ruby color with aromas of cedar, spice and cherries. Medium body with black cherry core and pleasantly aged flavors of dark chocolate covered raisin. This tastes very good right now, no additional benefit to aging, drink now or soon, but will probably still be good for a couple more years if it was/is properly stored.

2009 vintage

Drink now!

2009 vintage

pop n' pour, followed over 3 hours. This bottle had some reductive sulfur type aromas initially that blew off with decanting revealing nice cranberry side of spectrum with some whole cluster influence of stems. Some VA added a little levity to the bigger fruit profile. Finished firm although it softened nicely. Not gloppy like some of the other warm vintage....06s. A nice crowd pleaser that went well with the bigger fare tonight at OP.

2009 vintage

- Medium forming legs - Great tonight with our salmon, yellow lentil, spinach flavored with ginger and Asian spices. The spices really bring out the fruit in the wine. Ripe cherry. Long finish.

2009 vintage

PHMG WAG Blind Pairs: Old World vs. New (Lyon Den) : A clear winner in this pairing, the layers of fruit and baking spices that just spread out over palate. Earth, stone, and a little forest floor show up late to the party in your mouth. The structure is there but unobtrusive. Not an elegant style, but neither am I.

2009 vintage

Powerful nose of red fruits, brown sugar and cedar forest floor. Black cherry and raspberry flavors, with strong minerality throughout. Not quite as good as the 2008 (what is?), but still a great PN.

2009 vintage

Lovely. Decanted for two hours. Can handle several more years in the cellar

2009 vintage

Initially hot, but then stemmy green aromas with precise firm flavors of shrill fruit + green stemmy tannin after decanting for 2 hours Has some VA and other chemical gases when first opened. Finishes hot lean, savory with some green bean elements. Explained with my Neanderthal grip of language, this wine sounds terrible. But, it's not. Interesting. Somewhat savory. That's about it.

2009 vintage

Earthy and floral. Cherry cola and baking spices. Very nice.

2009 vintage

Nose of earth and red fruit. Palate is smooth with a nice balance of fruit and acid, well built wine.

2009 vintage

I have had such bad luck with the 2011 vintage from Oregon that I am thrilled that '09 is so much better for me....nose is full of deep dark black fruit and some wet forest floor (what I like from Oregon). In the mouth this is really well balanced and light-medium bodied for me. The finish is a nice 30 seconds or so. This is a really nice bottle from Bergstrom...would happily drink this again and again...

2009 vintage

Fantastic showing of this vintage. A bit fruit forward and a bit uncommon for a typical Oregon Pinot. Hints of cherry, baking spice, minerality. This was a hit amongst the guests.

2009 vintage

Lots of mushroom and forest floor. Nice spicy finish. Love this producer.

2009 vintage

Better than last time. Fruit and oak are softer now revealing a more balanced wine.

2009 vintage

We thought that this was delicious. Fairly big and rich, with a mix of raspberry and cherry fruit flavors. Nice spices and forest floor on the midpalate, and a moderate finish. Moderate acid. It was hard not to gulp this down.

2009 vintage

Medium ruby. Fresh red fruits, herbs, and earth on the nose. Medium bodied, with ripe cherries, flowers, and herbs on the palate. A touch of heat on the medium+ finish. Very nice.

2009 vintage

I still like this a lot. should have bought a few more bottles. Still showing well. Drink or hold.

2009 vintage

Black cherry/plum color. Deep, expressive, and deceptively rich, with sweet, mouth-coating notes of cherries, cola, earth, flowers, Herbes de Provence, crushed rocks, and limestone minerality on the long finish. The only knock is it lacks the requisite acidity to garner a higher grade.

2009 vintage

Not bad

2009 vintage

From magnum, this wine has a dark garnet color and an open nose. Nice balance of red fruit and spice, with hints of cocoa and vanilla. Tart cranberry and earth/forest finish. Not particularly deep but it's a crowd pleaser. Has tons of time from a big bottle.

2009 vintage

This bottle appeared to be on the downhill side of life.

2009 vintage

Bright cherry in colour, lovely aromas of cherry, fresh fig. This is best across the palate, though, with an entry of pure cherry, a nice hint of spice and a long finish of red fruits - again, maybe fig. There's some well-balanced tannin, smooth mouth feel - everything in proportion. My main reservation, quite typical for my tastes, is this comes across as lacking a touch more acidity, it comes off quite rich, and the alcohol starts to weigh this …

2009 vintage

Decanted 30 min- no rough edges- but nothing to write home about either. Nice weekday wine.

2009 vintage

Delicious!

2009 vintage

Light, nice acidity. The bottle was a little tight, but might open after decanting or sitting for a few years. Still tasty.

2009 vintage

No decant.

2009 vintage

Nice acidity. Earthy with a light red fruit profile. Not as intense as I expected but the wine was served at a restaurant and was probably a little warmer than it should have been. I think it probably would have shown better if it had been given a slight chill.

2009 vintage

Like the spice - nice wine

2009 vintage

Vrey good but not equal to other great wines now on the market. The wine is nice but very tight. It has limited fruit and did not open the first hour. Maybe it will be better in 5 years.

2009 vintage

Elegant nose with mature fruit. Spice smooth and blended with complex berries and chocolate . After with médium to long taste. Can cellar 4 to 5 yrs and probly longer.

2009 vintage

Fairly dark red. Great nose with some mushroom and forest goodness. A bit of sharpness to it - not really gamey, but sort of like that. In the mouth I found the perpper, some minerality and big flavors - some pepper too. The others here described it pretty well. I didn't find so much of the cherry and "sweet red fruit" however. This is very good and needs a couple years to knit together. It will get better.

2009 vintage

Lighter color consistent with Oregon style. Strawberry on nose. Spice. Moderate finish. Nice. Has at Michael Smith restaurant in KC.

2009 vintage

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