2016 Bergström Pinot Noir Le Pre du Col Vineyard
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Limpid ruby-red. Displays vibrant, sharply detailed red/blue fruit and fresh rose scents, along with hints of incense and Asian spices building with air. Shows excellent clarity and spicy lift to its sappy black raspberry, bitter cherry and floral pastille flavors, which are joined by building spicecake and savory herb flourishes. Finishes extremely long and subtly sweet, with sneaky tannins and emphatic, floral-driven persistence.
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Bergstrom planted 6.5 ha (16 acres) here in 2006. They just bought their Redman Vineyard in 2019 on Ribbon Ridge so they are now the biggest owners on Ribbon Ridge. Slightly deeper soils than Shea with light pale sand. The roots go down to 4.6 m (15 feet) from 10-year-old vines. Sweet and round but with burgundian top notes. Some violets and truffles. Nice structure. (JR)
Pale to medium ruby-purple in color, the 2016 Pinot Noir le Pre du Col Vineyard has some rubbery reduction on the nose giving way to violets/lilacs, wet forest floor and touches of charcuterie and pepper. Medium to full-bodied with a lively core of crisp black fruit, it has a firm frame of grainy tannins and juicy acidity carrying the long, earthy/spicy finish. 700 cases produced.
The 2016 Pinot Noir Le Pré du Col is dark and pleasantly earthy in the glass, mixing grilled herbs with ashen stones, licorice and olive. Cool-toned, it offers silken textures and masses of ripe red and black fruits balanced by brisk acidity. Nuances of sour citrus and spice resonate as the 2016 finishes with extreme length. Only the slightest tinge of fine tannin pinches at the cheeks. A sultry beast and a total pleasure to taste.