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Bergevin Lane
Vineyards
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Acquiring first-hand knowledge of this land's potential
led him next to become a founding partner of the now renowned Canoe Ridge
Vineyard when it was sited in 1988. The vineyard's first vines were
planted 1989. 
Winemaking Notes: Extreme selection was the
key this year. As always the grapes are
whole cluster pressed under inert conditions
but this year I took it even a step further!
The whole clusters were hand sorted in
protection of inert gas before only the best
looking clusters were gravity fed into our
press. Pressing was done even more gently
than previous years and cold settled in tank
before being racked to barrel where each
barrel was inoculated individually creating
a very complex sphere of districts aromas
and flavors! Fermentation lasted 3-4
weeks at very cool temperatures and after
completion no ML was allowed to preserve
fresh aromatics. No residual sugar is left in
this wine. Weekly stirring of the lees took
place for 5 months. 
Winemaking Notes:
The Calico White is
our extremely popular white blend. There are
reasons for that! It all starts in the vineyards
where we have the cooler climate Yakima Valley
grapes playing against fuller-flavored Columbia
Valley and Walla Walla fruit. The attributes
from these different areas go hand in hand and
they are being accentuated at the winery
utilizing many different fermentation vessels
and techniques to create a clean, crisp and
enormously complex blend! 
Earth and spice notes are followed by
darker and deeper elements in this robust Cab. A touch
of blackberries, cassis, minerals and smoke show their
stuff on the palate. Incredible concentration, depth and
a perfect amount of fine-grained tannins build a complex
wine with substantial potential. It’s potent, muscular
and balanced and is fondly nicknamed at the winery “the
dark one.” Drink now thru 2019. 
Extremely rich and
concentrated starting out with darker
cherries, spice and an earthy complexity.
Smoky elements and vanilla join in while the
very present young fine-grained tannins pull
back for an elegant restrained mouth feel
with plenty of richness and depth. A Merlot
based blend of substantial character and
body. Grace and power intertwined! To non
Merlot drinkers: We dare you!
This is the “BEST of the BEST” of
our Bordeaux varietals and oak programs! Incredibly
powerful aromatics of cassis, dark fruits and
lavender start the feast. Spice, cigar box, earth
and minerals lend their graceful character. This red
wine is very extracted -it’s thick and concentrated
yet delivers lively acidity and substantial
fine-grained tannins for a perfect party in your
mouth. This has great cellaring potential for those
of you who choose to do so. This is our signature
wine and we are pleased to share it with you.
Winemaking & Vineyard
Notes: As always at Francisca’s Vineyard
the ability to hang the fruit until the end of the
season makes for highly concentrated flavors and
ripe tannins! The grapes are gently popped open for
extraction purposes, cold soaked and fermented at
lower temperatures to retain the feel of the
vineyard. The wine post macerated on the skins until
the extraction is complete and then gently bled off
to barrels for malolactic fermentation. No pressure
is ever applied to any of our wines!
