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Josh Bergström told me that a concurrence of fortunate events made 2016 “a really unique vintage.” There was concern that the dry, hot summer was setting the stage for ripe, even super-ripe, large-scaled wines but August turned cool, with even colder nights, thus slowing down ripening and holding acidity levels at an ideal spot to coincide with the grapes’ ripeness. That also allowed the harvest to be delayed, getting some extra maturity into the fruit but with any deleterious side-effects for the wines like flabbiness or excess alcohol. According to Bergström the tannins are present but soft with noteworthy freshness, which bodes well for ageworthiness but also will deliver pleasure on the young side, “kind of all things for all people, at the risk of that sounding like a typical sales pitch.” These are, indeed, energetic wines that share the power of the ‘14s and ‘15s with a bit more detail present, a standard characteristic of this outstanding vintage.

From Oregon: An Embarrassment of Riches and Richness (Jun 2019) by Josh Raynolds

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2016 Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard

Release Price: $70

Color: Red

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