Product Review
The 2012 Chardonnay Sigrid comes from five vineyard sites, as Josh believes that consumers still need to understand what Oregon Chardonnay is before delving into single-vineyard. Good point. It is picked early to capture the acidity (around 12 to 12.5% natural alcohol) and chaptalized, matured in French oak barrels for 12 months and then undergoes a selection before another six months aging in stainless-steel tank on the lees. It has a crisp, understated and quite stony bouquet that is very Burgundy inspired. The palate is medium-bodied with a leesy opening and fine acidity, hints of brioche and hazelnut and a slight salinity on the finish. Excellent.
Bergstrom began back in 1999, when Josh Bergstrom was able to purchase fruit from Archery Summit. Two years later, he oversaw the construction of their winery and since then, Josh’s goal is to turn Bergstrom into a 100% estate-grown producer. At the moment, fruit from the estate is augmented with purchases from the Shea and Temperance Hill vineyards, where Jo
Its adaptability to different soils and climates, and malleability in the wine room make Chardonnay one of the most popular and ubiquitous grapes. Responsible for some of the world’s most thrilling white wines wines including Champagne, it is in its homeland of Burgundy with villages such as Chablis, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet that producers craft arguably some of the world’s finest wines. Chardonnay is also synonymous with California, where it can display riper, tropical fruit flavors, rather than the more restrained stone fruit and steely, mineral qualities often associated with its Old World and cool climate counterparts. While there are terrific fresh and vibrant Chardonnays made solely using stainless steel, the grape also knits terrifically well with oak, lending greater depth and weight in the form of a nutty, toasty and somtimes buttery component.
Oregon is without a doubt establishing a reputation for producing to some of America’s finest wines, made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling. The Willamette Valley is the largest and most well known AVA. The Dundee and Eola hills, as well as Ribbon ridge are three of its most promising sub-regions.
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White wine is a wine whose color can be pale-yellow, yellow-green, and yellow-gold colored. The wine is produced from a variety of grape varieties. The flavor and color comes from the juice of the grape and sometimes the skin of the grape as well. Interestingly, not all white wine comes from white grapes. Some select red grapes are used as in Champagne.
