Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape(s): 100% Chardonnay
Localization: Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Tasting Notes: A pale, straw-colored wine with a green hue that is sure to transport you to the sea with its salty succulence and crushed oyster shell notes. Acacia flowers, white pepper, and pear are highlights of an intensely floral expression. Crisp flavors of lime and stone fruit ensure a delightfully light-on-it's-feet mouthfeel with electric acidity and a long finish.
94 points, Jeb Dunnuck: “The Chardonnay Old Stones pours a brilliant pale yellow/green-tinged hue and is pure and fresh in the glass with notes of pristine ripe green apples, citrus blossoms, and lemon balm. Medium-bodied but rounded and pretty, with a silky texture, it has fresh salinity, ripe acidity, and an energetic and floral finish. Drink 2024-2034. 94 points.” – Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck, Aug 2024
The Domain: Bergström Wines is a family-owned and operated artisan producer of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay which was started in 1999 by Dr. John and Karen Bergström, with the help of their son Josh and his wife Caroline. Josh is the general manager, vineyard manager, and winemaker and pulls his expertise from his education in Burgundy, France plus his 14 years of experience making wines in Oregon's Northern Willamette Valley. Bergström focuses on hand-crafting small lots of wines from their five estate vineyards, carefully chosen from five 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.
