Vista Verde Vineyard Pinot Noir

A vertical tasting of 12 Williams Selyem pinots from 2000-2013, all from the Vista Verde vineyard. My #2 was the 2008 vintage, which was “wow” and “delicious” The group ranked it #1

A vertical tasting of 12 Williams Selyem pinots from 2000-2013, all from the Vista Verde vineyard. My #1 was the 2009 vintage, which was “powerful” and “excellent” The group ranked it #3.

Vertical tasting of William Selyem 2000-2013. Showing ok - mid of the pack. Smoke, dust, fresh red and blackberry, vanilla, pepper, black tea.

Vertical tasting of William Selyem 2000-2013. One of the best showing glass of the flight. Dark cola nut, dark cherry juice, vanilla, nutmeg, spearmint, pepper. Well balanced.

Vertical tasting of William Selyem 2000-2013. Showing the best of the flight. Deep ruby. Prune pomace, fig, dark and red cherry, allspice, date, soy sauce, seaweed, sea salt. Balanced structure.

Vertical tasting of William Selyem 2000-2013. An elegant one out of the flight. Cranberry, hawthorn, date juice, red berries m, black cardamom, leafy tree bark, tomato leaf. Tart and crunchy. Medium concentration of ruby/garnet.

Vertical tasting of William Selyem 2000-2013. Strawberry cream, yogurt, dried strawberry, blackberry, tart red berry, hints of prune and fig, lavender, and mint. High acidity, a bit harsh on palate.

Vertical tasting of William Selyem 2000-2013. Med garnet. Vanilla, baking spices, herbs dried herbs, pepper, blueberry, jerky. Mid of the pack of the flight. Still not showing well.

Straightfwd light Pinot nothing more nothing less.

Incredible. Tastes like a great Corton...