Tasting Notes 51 found

Similar notes to last year but just a touch better overall perhaps in terms of everything being well integrated and the sweetness being toned down a bit. Classic cherry, cola fruit, maybe rise hips and a little cinnamon. Starting to show some secondary characteristics too. Last bottle unfortunately. (890 views)

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Drinking well and a bit sweet with nice fruit left and the classic cherry cola/Dr. Pepper overtone. Medium finish. Doesn’t seem in decline but likely doesn’t get much better from here either. (1359 views)

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Method: blind; 64 degrees; Grassl Liberte glass

Look: pale ruby; fast, thin legs

Nose: Cola, cherry, bit of pepper and herbs and oak, cinnamon red hots

Palate: black cherry, cola, eel/fish sauce; medium+ finish of herbs, pepper; dry; medium body; medium- tannin; medium acidity

Overall thoughts: Simple, but very tasty wine with decent body and pretty good concentration. It all comes together to make for a great experience. (1560 views)

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Very nice. (1582 views)

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Nice nose with intense red berries. Soft and silky with accents of earth and tree bark. A crowd pleaser. (2215 views)

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Drank at a party and didn't take notes but had a beautiful floral nose with scents of strawberries and cherries. (2026 views)

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Dinner at home, Mill Valley, CA. Bottle purchased on release. From 750ml.

I bought a number of WS wines back in the mid to late 2000's, when I was on the mailing list after an early visit to Healdsburg from NY. The bottles I'd opened in the past couple of years, largely from 2006, hadn't appealed to me as much, which I attributed to changing personal tastes. This was, however, an eye opener, and reminded me why I revisit wines and producers even when I think I've moved on. Beautiful and engagingly perfumed nose of dark red cherry compote and asian spices, with tinge of dark soil minerality. Long finish, complicated with strong floral notes and a judicious touch of RR cola. A pleasure to drink and contemplate. (1962 views)

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This is solid and still tastes relatively young. The nose has lots of sweet red fruits, spice and a hint of wood. The palate is ripe and rich, yet has good acidity and balance. A classic representation of the RRV. (2019 views)

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Strawberry, raspberry, red fruits. Medium length finish. Very tasty. (1908 views)

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Starting to show secondary character. Deep purple color, nice earthy nose. Silky mouthfeel with flavor depth. Still not delicate, but much improved with 10 years of maturity. (1866 views)

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94 Day 1 (best-tasting pinot I've had in a while and perhaps my best WS ever. Decided to save some for two days later. Bad call. (1867 views)

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Drank at the Palm and it was delicious with a fabulous nose and notes of raspberries, strawberries and a wonderfully smooth finish. (1723 views)

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decanted for 30 minutes. served cool. cherry, raspberry, notes of cola, developing secondary flavors. not sweet at all as i tend to pickup from recent WSs. fruit is starting to blend in and not be too bright and overwhelm other flavors. (1679 views)

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(From 9.0L) Really fruit forward and primal still. In this format I feel I could have gone another 10 years for this to develop truly nuanced notes Really beautiful layers of lavender and deep cherry with just a baby hint of sweet not damp earth at the edges. Quite spectacular. Only 2 bottles of this made in this format and I envy the holder of the other one. (2265 views)

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Totally evocative of a Gevrey-Chambertin.

Inky purple color, the bottom of the cork looks like it came out of a Syrah bottle. I rarely remark about color because it is irrelevant to flavor, but this one was noteworthy and unusual for a W-S pinot.

Nose: earth, mushrooms, clove, dense black fruit, and something like a cocktail of pastis and birch beer.

Flavor: blackberry cobbler (the fruit, the crust, and the vanilla ice cream in one bite); hints of plum, butterscotch, pepper, and cola. If you told me this was 10% Syrah, I wouldn't dispute it.

Structure: Surprisingly noticeable minerality, smooth & integrated tannins, a little thin near the back end, with a Burgundian dry finish. Did I mention Chambertin? Alcohol and acid are unremarkable background components.

Tasting Conditions: P&P, cellar temp, no food. (2514 views)

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Big nose of dark cherry, forest floor and spice; full wild berry and dark cherry, clean forest floor, garrigue; good mid palate; maturing nicely with some tertiary flavors, yet still has plenty of life; I have worried about too much oak on earlier bottles of the WS 07s, but this is well balanced. (1979 views)

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eh...yeah, just eh (2314 views)

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Good but not great. Considering the vintage and the vineyard, this was a disappointment. It came across as hollow compared to other Flax WSs I've had. (2258 views)

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lighter color. Nice nose but still a hint of fruit punch which is a flaw in my view for a Pinot. Better flavor profile than WS's usual RRV hot style too ripe and extracted Pinot. Short finish, but a balanced one. (1822 views)

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Smooth, complex mix of sweet cherries, raspberries and smoke. Good to go right now from a magnum but will last a few more years. (1641 views)

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Popped and poured on Fathers Day prepping dinner. An enjoyable WS Pinot. (2218 views)

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Simpler and less interesting than the Ferrington. Darker, sweeter, with less on the finish. Moxie on the nose. (2562 views)

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Popped and poured. Medium ruby; complex nose of forest floor, herbs, and sandalwood. On the palate this was quite smoky initially and this then changed to an herb scented red fruit taste (strawberry), with an intense finish which had well integrated tannins. Seems more Sonoma Coast than RRV, although the structure is also consistent with the vintage. This will go for 3-5 years and may get better, although it drinks very well now. (2369 views)

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well balanced, nice earth and rich cherry (2342 views)

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I'm so sorry to see this wine go. Only because I have no more! This is what top of the line Sonoma Pinot is all about. Perfectly aged, with a complexity from bouquet through finish, of pepper, cinnamon, dried fruit and cherries. Plus, just a wonder accompaniment to a spicy version of Paella! (2247 views)

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Has aged nicely. (2062 views)

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Robust. Smell of old leather, mineral, black cherry. Smooth tannins. Taste of black pepper. Robust, wonderful pinot. (2038 views)

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Crisp and Burgundian style. REd fruits, yet still a smooth palate. (2005 views)

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Decanted for 30 minutes. Have after 2007 Beringer Private Reserve Chard (VVG, oaky), 1986 bordeaux, 1994 Cooper Creek Gold (a dessert Chard). Served Pinot too warm. Starts out simple, but finishes very well. First thing i noticed was full bodied (for a pinot), some sour cherry and citrus background, slightly sweet, cola starts ad midpalate and shows at finish. Really shows that WSelyem pinot's need 5+ years at least in the bottle for the sweetness to be integrated. Lucky that I have another one to drink in 2 years. (2059 views)

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This wine rocks. Glorious plush california pinot notes with finesse and restraint. beautiful wine. (2705 views)

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I cannot say enough about Williams Selyem Pinot. It hits my wheelhouse time after time. From their AVA's to the best single vineyards, they deliver.
Light pink flavors. Some grapefruit, super sassafras, blood orange, watermelon even. Some really nice sexy and flamboyant aromas. White pepper, pink flowers and tell tale caramel and molasses notes.
The palate is rich and well layered with great length on the mid palate before the finish hits you with some acid back bone. This wine should age really well. Showing as well as any other WS Pinot I''ve tasted.
The 2007 vintage of WS is killer. I understand this winery may have hit its hay day back when, but I still think they deliver if you're into rich and bright fruit driven Sonoma Pinot Noir. (2580 views)

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A knockout wine. Just stunning in it's focus. Intense concentration of red fruit, cola, and some spices. Was a beautiful pairing with turkey. Wish I had more/ (2319 views)

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Popped and poured; medium red. Sour cherries on the nose with some oak poking through on the finish. After a few minutes on the palate this shows good richness with cherry and blackberry with a touch of apple adding crispness; very good but not outstanding. Later there is more acidity/tannins on the finish with rhubarb and spice; still probably needs some time to smooth out. (2592 views)

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This is quite tasty and showing well with lovely cherry spice flavors with a hint of minerals. The fruit is just a little sweet for my taste. (2505 views)

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This showed very well. Was not decanted but instead enjoyed right from bottle to glass over about a 2 hr period, which left the bottle empty. Nice bright cherry fruit, a cola note and some new oak rounding the edges. As it sat, it picked up some nice acidity and remained nicely balanced with no heat to distract the flavor. Really enjoyed this bottle. (2630 views)

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Pure cherry earthy pinot-y nose. Impressive body, got concerned by vanilla and oak on the first sip but that rapidly passed. Good food-pairing acidity, but not nearly too sharp to sip and contemplate. Long finish of cherry and spice and everything nice. These guys just make good pinots. (2800 views)

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Slight etheral nose. Light to medium bodied with muted cherry and strawberry flavors. (2593 views)

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Thin, nicely constructed, mineral finish (2824 views)

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Hard to rate this wine. A pretty good example of sweet, fruity "modern" Cali Pinot. I just don't love the style. To me, pretty generic ripe sweet wine - could have been any number of similar Cali wines. Tasty though. (3047 views)

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Outstanding as soon as the cork was out and only got better. Cherry cola and little dark spices. I'm hooked. (2766 views)

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A super Selyem Pinot. Full bodied, well balanced. (2959 views)

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A elegant pinot - takes some time to open up - but delicious when it does- tangy raspberry with cola and spice - smooth and silky finish. (3229 views)

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Really refined. Cherry cola and red raspberry flavors predominate. About an hour on the decant. Very long finish. (3257 views)

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Strawberry, cola, and light cherry on the nose. Palate allspice with red currant. Nice balance: good acidity and light tannins. (3370 views)

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Intense classic pinot nose; strawberry, cherry, red fruits; clove/spice; some cola. On the palate there was cherry, raspberry and red fruits with some vanilla. Silky, medium bodied and fairly intense. Very nice. (3416 views)

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Silky and medium bodied - raspberry, with a hint of spice and oak - a fantastic and elegant Pinot. (3689 views)

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Full bodied and luscious.... deep red color and wonderful nose. I brought this bottle to a restaurant to share with some friends and they loved it. Williams Selyem rarely fails to please. (3746 views)

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Quite fresh with lovely, tangy rasberry/cherry fruit. Excellent grip and cut. Sappy and spicy on the finish. Nice wine and I place this vineyard 6th or 7th on the list of WS Crus. (3723 views)

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Nose of cherry syrup. Cola, spice, dark fruit on the palate. Long finish. Clearly stood out and showed its pedigree at a blind tasting of California Pinots I recently hosted. (4237 views)

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Really enjoyed this - lots of fruit with a proper balance of acid. Nice cherries and plums on the palate. (3559 views)

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Yum. (4596 views)

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