A barrel blend, Pinot Noir Cumberland Reserve has a medium ruby-purple color and opens with some flinty tones over cranberries, bitter citrus and amaro aromas. Grainy and fresh, the medium-bodied palate offers crunchy fruits and fine earthy accents, finishing long, uplifted and spicy.

Generous and structured, with savory raspberry, tarragon and black tea flavors that build tension toward refined tannins.

Labeled reserve this is actually an entry-level Pinto for the expansive Bergström lineup. It’s a substantial effort that surely includes grapes from a number of first-class sites. It’s still young and stiffly tannic, but packed with well-ripened fruit flavors of blackberry and black cherry. The tannins kick in and add a firm frame with baking spices and an inviting herbal component around the finish.