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2021 Bergman Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 2pk Sampler 2x750ml

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2021 Bergman Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 2pk Sampler 2x750ml

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  • "Impressive, Buy It if You Can Find It." ~97 Jeb Dunnuck
  • From Finest Viticulturists in the World (Screaming Eagle, Staglin, Colgin, Harlan, Bryant, Araujo, Grace Family)
  • "The New Style in Napa" ~97 Vintage Wine Spectator
  • Extremely Allocated, Usually a Mailing List Exclusive from the Winery
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About The Wine

“A stunningly complete, layered, impressive Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon that readers will love. This is a tiny estate and there's not much wine produced, buy it if you can find it. ~97 Jeb Dunnuck

Bergman Estate: Napa’s Hidden Gem — For Those Who Know

Bergman Estate isn’t just another Napa Valley winery; it’s a secret whispered among connoisseurs, a treasure in the making that very few will ever experience. This isn’t a wine that’s widely available — it’s an exclusive, allocated offering for those who understand that greatness doesn’t come to everyone.

The legacy of David Abreu, Napa Valley’s premier vineyard architect, is woven into the very fabric of Bergman Estate. By the late 1990s, David had already earned a reputation as one of the finest viticulturists in the world, growing grapes for Napa’s most celebrated wineries. From Screaming Eagle to Staglin Family Vineyard, Colgin Cellars, Harlan Estate, Bryant Family Vineyard, Araujo Estate Wines, and Grace Family Vineyards, David’s vineyards were the birthplace of some of Napa Valley’s most coveted wines. His meticulous attention to terroir and vine health has shaped the land at Bergman Estate, resulting in fruit of exceptional purity, depth, and complexity

Nigel Kinsman, winemaker and visionary, brings his international expertise to Bergman Estate, positioning the winery at the forefront of Napa Valley’s new era of precision winemaking. After two decades at leading Australian and Tuscan estates, Nigel’s path led him to California, where he became the winemaker for the legendary Eisele Vineyard and Araujo Estate Wines. His expertise and uncompromising standards have transformed Bergman Estate into a winescape of harmony, where mountain intensity and valley elegance meet. 

Bergman Estate’s wines are produced in incredibly small quantities, and only a select group of people are offered the privilege of purchasing them. As you’re reading this, the 2022 and 2023 releases are already in high demand, and once these allocations are gone, they may not return. The opportunity to acquire these wines is fleeting, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The estate’s Proprietary Red — with its bold, complex character and undeniable structure — has become the wine everyone is talking about, but only those who are fortunate enough to be part of the Bergman allocation list will ever have access. These wines are not produced to satisfy demand; they are crafted to satisfy the few who understand what it means to own something truly exceptional.

Bergman Estate is rare, exclusive, and destined to stand among Napa Valley’s finest. It’s a wine for those who don’t settle for mediocrity, who seek out the extraordinary, and who aren’t afraid to act now before the opportunity slips away.

If you’re serious about adding these wines to your collection, you need to secure your allocation now

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At A Glance

Varietal:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Region:
Napa Valley
Sub-Appellation:
Napa Valley
Size:
750ml

TASTING NOTES

What's in the Glass

PAIRS WITH
Red Meat · Steak · Grilled Meat

Mouthfeel & Acidity

Light Body Full Body
 
 
 
 
 
Low Acidity High Acidity
 
 
 
 
 
Soft Tannins Firm Tannins
Dry Sweet

70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and 6% each of Petit Verdot and Merlot.

CRITIC REVIEWS

What the Critics Said

~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

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