94pts Decanter
Old Stones is Bergström's accessibly priced younger sibling to its flagship Sigrid. It's a voluminous supple wine enriched by streaks of sweet custard. Still, its ripe yellow cherry and tangerine flavors are dazzling and pristine, highlighted by an upright spine of acidity and a clean, crystalline finish.
93pts Wine Advocate
The 2020 Chardonnay Old Stones has slowly opening scents of honey, hazelnuts and golden apples. The palate is light-bodied and satiny with pure, gently honeyed fruit, focused acidity and a refreshing, delicate finish.
93pts James Suckling
Lovely aromas of lemon peel, chamomile and rosemary. Medium-bodied with real mineral character. Silt and oyster shell. Lovely, bright and energetic drive. Crisp. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
Winemaker Notes
Pale in color. Driven by aromas of crushed oyster shell, lemon verbena, and nectarines. Mineral expression carries through on the palate that bursts with flint and citrus oils. A vibrant and refreshing acidity integrates beautifully with the structured richness of oak, brioche, and stone fruit flavors to create a lasting succulent finish.
History
Bergstrom Wines is a family-owned and operated artisan producer of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay which was started in 1999 by Dr. John and Karen Bergstrom, with the help of their son Josh Bergstrom and his wife Caroline. Josh is general manager, vineyard manager and winemaker and pulls his expertise from his education in Burgundy, France and his 14 years experience making wines in Oregon's Northern Willamette Valley. Bergstrom focuses on hand-crafting small lots of wines from their fice estate vineyards carefully chosen from fice of Oregon's six wine-growing appellations. All estate acreage is farmed biodynamically and all wines express the wonderful diversity of Oregon's many great terroirs.
Bergström Wines consists of five estate vineyards totaling 84 acres that span across four of the Willamette Valley’s best appellations: The Bergström Vineyard, Silice Vineyard, Winery Block, Gregory Ranch and Le Pré du Col. Each estate vineyard is farmed without the use of harsh chemicals, systemic or fertilizers, and the winery produces approximately 10,000 cases of ultra-premium and extremely sought-after wine each year, including two Chardonnays and nine different Pinot Noirs.
