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Roots

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$17.05
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Review:

2008 Vintage Tasting Notes

From Roots Wine - A blend of the five vineyards Chris Berg works with. Scents of red cherry, raspberry, and cedar are echoed in the flavor of the wine. Blackberry, cinnamon, and a base note of minerality add complexity. Initially, the impression is of a delicate Pinot. As it lingers in the mouth, it fills out, takes on weight, and finishes as a full bodied wine. - Jean

2005 Vintage Tasting Notes

BEST VALUE. Dark toasty oak and spicy red licorice in the nose, with dark raspberry and cherry scents as well. The longer we sniffed, the more the raspberry intensified and was joined by hints of mellow lavender and incense.

Flavors are of red raspberry, red cherry, and red licorice, with white pepper and more lavender in the finish. Positively zingy with natural acidity and tight when first opened, the wine quickly mellowed and opened in the glass. It finished medium long with distinct but very finegrained tannins present, and bright, juicy red fruit shot with touches of white pepper and incense.

70 cases made by the inimitable Chris Berg, one of our favorite up-and-coming Oregon indie winemaker superstars.