Bergstrom Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard 2018 (75cl, 12.7%)

A single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the Yamhill-Carlton District, Willamette Valley, Oregon, bottled at 12.7% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Fruit comes from six clonal blocks across 16 acres of Shea Vineyard, and the 2018 vintage was made from a blend of whole cluster and destemmed fruit, then aged for 12 months in French oak barrels with 10% new wood. The nose opens with concentrated red fruit liqueur and floral pastille, then incense, smoky minerality, Chinese five spice, dried herbs, pepper and earthy complexity. The palate is soft and expansive, with black raspberry, boysenberry, candied rose, roasted coffee beans, orange oils, dried tobacco leaf and toffee brittle, framed by refined tannins. The finish is long and floral-driven, with salinity, roasted pecan and dusky spice.