Williams Selyem
Eastside Road Neighbors Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
I get why people who generally always review this producer as just good consuming it young. This is ten years from birth, eight years in bottle and it is still not at its peak. it has ten years and perhaps more properly stored. Very good tonight but better things ahead. It takes this long and longer for WS Pinots to shine.
The palate is, juicy, ripe, rich, a bit lush; blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, purple fruits, hues of blueberries, plum and ripe to dry strawberries with a pomegranate overlay. Then, dry earthiness, top soil, crushed rocks & powdery limestone & chalkiness, dark spices, some black pepper, dry brush, eucalyptus, tree sap, sun tea, black and red cola/licorice, drier tobacco, barrel dust to shavings, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, vanilla, touch of dry herbs-bay leaves & sage, bright red, pink, blue, purple florals framed in dark slightly withering florals, rain shower acidity, the finish is; well structured & balanced in fruit, earth & flowers, some more tension than I like but will soften & fade nicely in 3-5 years. But, wire to wire really even and stunning. Evolution & integration is good but needs 3-5 years to be its best. Coravin glass.
IMHO, one of the outstanding CA Pinot producers. Walter Hansel gives them a run for the money at their fantastic price point.
I get why people who generally always review this producer as just good consuming it young. This is ten years from birth, eight years in bottle and it is still not at its peak. it has ten years and perhaps more properly stored. Very good tonight but better things ahead. It takes this long and longer for WS Pinots to shine.
The palate is, juicy, ripe, rich, a bit lush; blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, purple fruits, hues of blueberries, plum and ripe to dry strawberries with a pomegranate overlay. Then, dry earthiness, top soil, crushed rocks & powdery limestone & chalkiness, dark spices, some black pepper, dry brush, eucalyptus, tree sap, sun tea, black and red cola/licorice, drier tobacco, barrel dust to shavings, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, vanilla, touch of dry herbs-bay leaves & sage, bright red, pink, blue, purple florals framed in dark slightly withering florals, rain shower acidity, the finish is; well structured & balanced in fruit, earth & flowers, some more tension than I like but will soften & fade nicely in 3-5 years. But, wire to wire really even and stunning. Evolution & integration is good but needs 3-5 years to be its best. Coravin glass.
IMHO, one of the outstanding CA Pinot producers. Walter Hansel gives them a run for the money at their fantastic price point.
Jeff Mangahas, winemaker for Williams Selyem, joined our tasting of 11 Pinots from the 2010 vintage. The Group’s #1
Jeff Mangahas, winemaker for Williams Selyem, joined our tasting of 11 Pinots from the 2010 vintage. The Group’s #1
Jul 3rd, 2021Jeff Mangahas, winemaker for Williams Selyem, joined our tasting of 11 Pinots from the 2010 vintage. This was my #1
Jeff Mangahas, winemaker for Williams Selyem, joined our tasting of 11 Pinots from the 2010 vintage. This was my #1
Jul 3rd, 2021
Luxurious and silky, just delightful. Ripe raspberry and dark red cherry, fades after a time into some barrel spice. Really well integrated tannins. Happy Father’s Day!
Luxurious and silky, just delightful. Ripe raspberry and dark red cherry, fades after a time into some barrel spice. Really well integrated tannins. Happy Father’s Day!
Jun 21st, 2021
Forest floor complex lush dense kirsch spectacular RRV example
Forest floor complex lush dense kirsch spectacular RRV example
Oct 24th, 2020
Very nice fruit/acid balance at 9 years. A vintage to shine in for the best producers!
Very nice fruit/acid balance at 9 years. A vintage to shine in for the best producers!
May 30th, 2020
Fun Friday evening with great wines.
Classic WS raspberries all over this wine. Bright and acidic. Very fresh and juicy raspberries, fleshy strawberries, stem and herbs. A touch thin on the palate, but time may have beefed it up a bit after I had left. Just a hint of black cherries here, but overall, the profile here is decidedly red fruit driven with a light body and high acidity.
Fun Friday evening with great wines.
Classic WS raspberries all over this wine. Bright and acidic. Very fresh and juicy raspberries, fleshy strawberries, stem and herbs. A touch thin on the palate, but time may have beefed it up a bit after I had left. Just a hint of black cherries here, but overall, the profile here is decidedly red fruit driven with a light body and high acidity.
Strawberry, dark cherry, touch of baking spice, smooth finish.
Strawberry, dark cherry, touch of baking spice, smooth finish.
Jan 30th, 2018Killer stuff. Dried fig and raisin, plum, currant, black cherry, wild mushroom and earth. Accessible and generous from the second it was opened, developed into a perfect relationship between acid, fruit and tannin.
Killer stuff. Dried fig and raisin, plum, currant, black cherry, wild mushroom and earth. Accessible and generous from the second it was opened, developed into a perfect relationship between acid, fruit and tannin.
Nov 6th, 2017