~98 The Wine Palate
The blend includes 6% Merlot, resulting in a stylish and polished wine with lifted blackberry and blueberry fruit, accented by graham cracker spice, fragrant new cedar, sage, and spearmint. Full-bodied, it showcases powerful Spring Mountain tannins that are robust and deeply embedded on the palate. The wine is compact and layered, with ironstone-laden blackberry and black cherry, complemented by lifted mineral components that extend through the long, structured finish. This wine is made at Bergman, with Nigel Kinsman overseeing the final blending of the 2021 vintage and leading the fermentation for the 2022s. Owned by Alan and Pam Bergman, the tiny estate was purchased in 2014 on Spring Mountain, with the first vintage released in 2018. ~97 Decanter
The inaugural release, the 2021 Proprietary Red Wine checks in 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and 6% each of Petit Verdot and Merlot, all aged 30 months in 95% new French oak. This deep ruby/plum-hued beauty offers a killer nose of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, new leather, graphite, and chocolate. A rich, full-bodied, concentrated 2021, it has a layered, elegant mouthfeel, perfectly integrated oak, plenty of tannins, and a great finish. It needs 3-5 years of bottle age (if not more) but is a stunningly complete, layered, impressive Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon that readers will love. This is a tiny estate and there's not much wine produced, but buy it if you can find it. ~97 Jeb Dunnuck
Bottled after approximately 29 months in French oak barrels (95% new), Bergman's inaugural release—although not the first vintage made off this small Spring Mountain vineyard—is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 6% each Merlot and Petit Verdot. The 2021 Red Wine, made with the advice of consultant Nigel Kinsman, is fragrant and floral, combining hints of sage, bay and violet with strong underlying notes of black cherries. Cocoa and vanilla nuances from the oak are also present on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is dense and concentrated yet simultaneously silky and fine, with a lingering, elegant finish. ~96+ Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A solidly built red, with muscle to its mix of dark currant, boysenberry and blackberry reduction notes, all inlaid with cocoa powder, loam and graphite. A flash of walnut husk on the dense finish adds energy. In the power style, but with the energy for balance. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot ~95 Wine Spectator
2021 Bergman Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 2pk Sampler 2x750ml



2021 Bergman Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 2pk Sampler 2x750ml
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- Varietal:
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- Napa Valley
- Sub-Appellation:
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- Size:
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2021 Bergman Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 2pk Sampler 2x750ml