2009 Williams Selyem Zinfandel South Knoll Forchini Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  4/15/2020 - meatbomb013 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  My first experience with a Zinfandel with more than a couple of years of age. I wasn’t sure what I would experience but was pleasantly surprised. The typically jammy fruit has mellowed to much more elegant blackberry and cherry and there is nice acidity. It didn’t overpower dinner (chimichurra pork tenderloin) rather it enhanced the experience.
  I have always handled Zinfandel as a “drink within a couple of years of release.” This wine experience has made me question that strategy.

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  1/21/2019 - wineoracle Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Blackberries and dark cherries on the nose which carry onto the palate along with rich plum flavors providing a nice finish

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  7/25/2016 - ataraxy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I am not a zin fan- typically they are heavy and jammy and sweet. I had it in my cellar because I thought I ought to have a bottle or two, and drank it because it was reaching its time. So I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed it! Poured from a Coravin and drank with a steak.
  
  It was heavy, but had lovely plum and blackberry flavors.

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  2/15/2016 - DaninClearwater wrote: 92 Points

  lovely, soft fruit a well aged zin

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  10/4/2015 - suburbanfrog Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Nicely balanced with GREAT Russian River Zinfandel fruit and a very intense nose. Great Zin!

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