May 28, 2023 - A classic. Nose of red cherry and cola. Taste is medium bodied and elegant. Outstanding and definitely in the window.
February 14, 2023 - Red cherry color with pink meniscus, no bricking. Aromatics of sweet red cherry, cherry coulis, cinnamon. Medium bodied, sweet and almost velvety across the palate. Round, slightly tart finish. Drinking really well now, with flavorful fruit and layered texture. Delicious.
January 22, 2023 - We opened this at a restaurant with friends. These WS Pinot s really age well, their drinking windows are too short on CT, IMHO. This was just singing. Lots of cherries on the nose, but more subdued than their younger offerings. A bit of earth and forest floor mixed in. The palate was quite alive, with plenty of fruit, still, but good complexity and balance. Didn’t taste or smell the alcohol at all. Long, pleasant finish. Glad I let it sit for a while, but I think it could still get better.
July 4, 2022 - Excellent and ready to drink
March 24, 2022 - Very good Pinot Noir. Dark cherry color with no bricking yet and a nose of purple fruits. Some fine sediment and a couple little chunks of sediment in the bottle. Drinking in its prime right now and wish I had another one.
September 24, 2021 - Love this more old world style. Maybe it is more a factor of the age of the wine, but I do not (usually) like the very fruit-forward Pinots, the like of some RRV wineries. In this wine, the terroir shine through and I love the slate/sandstone and spice taste that lingers on the back of the palate. With the concentration of flavors, small sips and long finishes kept this bottle going for quite some time.
No one ever really talks about this but I love when a great wine just lingers on. I can make a good bottle last for hours when cheap stuff you just slug down. Does anyone else notice the same?
Loved this wine. I need more!
June 9, 2021 - On the nose: berries, currants, slightly medicinal, with a sickly sweet smell, but in a good way. This wine is feminine with medium to long finish and soft tannin. A very pleasant drinkability. Paired beautifully with a mushroom Brie and baguette. This is delicious on its own and can probably hold for a few more years. 92+
May 19, 2021 - 14.1% abv. Medium dark burgundy red, extremely aromatic. On the palate, red cherry, raspberry, cinnamon, white pepper and spice. Excellent depth and length with great intensity. Very high toned and grippy. Appears to be at the early stage of a long, beautiful drinking window. Exceptional!
March 14, 2021 - Exceptional -- particularly with a not too ripe/sweet profile. Precise, clean, great nose of fruit and spice. Nice finish. 2013 turned out to be a stellar WS vintage.
February 4, 2021 - Enjoyed during the Spring 2021 Williams Selyem release webinar. Cranberry on the nose. Red fruits predominant with cranberry, strawberries and raspberries. Tea and leather come through on the long finish. Elegant example of a Sonoma Pinot Noir. A fine example of the WS brand. Bravo!