{"product_id":"bergstrom-wines-sigrid-chardonnay-willamette-valley-2021-750ml","title":"Bergström Wines Sigrid Chardonnay Willamette Valley 2021 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eUSA : OREGON : WILLAMETTE VALLEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBIODYNAMIC : Chardonnay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, LEMON CURD, POACHED PEAR, JASMINE, SALTY MINERAL, OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt; style=\"margin: 0;\"\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003eThe Sigrid draws from Bergström's oldest Chardonnay vines across three estate vineyards — Bergström in the Dundee Hills, Le Pre du Col, and Silice in Ribbon Ridge and the Chehalem Mountains. Three distinct soils: volcanic Jory basalt in the Hills, marine-sedimentary chalk on Ribbon Ridge, mixed geology in the Chehalem Mountains. Each vineyard fermented separately in small French oak barrels; only the finest barrels make the final blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBergström has farmed biodynamically since 1999 — Demeter-certified in 2000, among Oregon's first. Winemaker Josh Bergström trained in Burgundy, and it shows: full malolactic fermentation, native yeast, 18 months sur lie (12 in French oak, 6 in stainless). The 2021 vintage delivered concentration and freshness in equal measure, the product of a warm summer that followed an extraordinary June heat dome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical consensus is unusually tight: 96 pts from both Jeb Dunnuck and James Suckling, 95 from Vinous, 94+ from Wine Advocate. Audrey Frick noted that the first vintage of Sigrid appeared in 2006, \"before people really believed in Willamette Valley Chardonnay\" — this is still the wine making the argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt; style=\"margin: 0;\"\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eDungeness crab with drawn butter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ecitrus acidity and salinity mirror the crab's sweetness; the wine's richness holds through the butter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRoasted chicken with hazelnut cream sauce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe wine's hazelnut note finds a natural Oregon match; viscosity handles the cream\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eTruffle risotto\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eearthy richness meets the wine's floral-mineral complexity without dominating either direction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bergström Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54688171852060,"sku":"mkq1791819282353","price":85.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/1023\/2604\/files\/bergstrom-wines-sigrid-chardonnay-willamette-valley-2021-750ml_1.jpg?v=1791819294","url":"https:\/\/www.quietlaurel.shop\/products\/bergstrom-wines-sigrid-chardonnay-willamette-valley-2021-750ml","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}