Very pleasantly surprised. Drinking beautifully. Wasn't expecting much. Great soft fruit. Raspberry and cherry very pronounced, with a full mouthfeel and nice acid balance. I detect no senility in this wine. No hurry at all. Bummed I have no more. [Note: after an hour or so, it got a little flabby, so drink up after opening.]
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2002 Williams Selyem Precious Mountain Vineyard PN. Last of our bottles, the last one of these we opened was back in 2013. Still sweeter overall, both in nose and mouth, than I prefer, but less so than 6 years ago, with none of the burnt sugar aroma I previously detected. Reminiscent of a hard cherry candy, with some cola and clove spice notes added in, it’s a perfectly enjoyable bottle, but one that confirms for me that 2002 was probably not the best of years for this, one of our favorite PN producers.
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Past the plateau. But not bad. My 2002 burgundies for 1/2 the cost on release are just singing and this is over the hill. If the Sonoma coast is a cool climate why does it have 14.2% alcohol. I stopped buying this wine long ago, I am not sure why anyone still does.
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8/19/2023 - Winokdub wrote: 93 Points
Really enjoyed this. Great on the pop n pour and it did not last long. Great nose. Nice fruit. Compkex. Balanced
lingering. Yum. Everyone loved it
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8/28/2021 - dfcrutcher wrote: 93 Points
Very pleasantly surprised. Drinking beautifully. Wasn't expecting much. Great soft fruit. Raspberry and cherry very pronounced, with a full mouthfeel and nice acid balance. I detect no senility in this wine. No hurry at all. Bummed I have no more. [Note: after an hour or so, it got a little flabby, so drink up after opening.]
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8/5/2019 - ASG24 wrote:
2002 Williams Selyem Precious Mountain Vineyard PN. Last of our bottles, the last one of these we opened was back in 2013. Still sweeter overall, both in nose and mouth, than I prefer, but less so than 6 years ago, with none of the burnt sugar aroma I previously detected. Reminiscent of a hard cherry candy, with some cola and clove spice notes added in, it’s a perfectly enjoyable bottle, but one that confirms for me that 2002 was probably not the best of years for this, one of our favorite PN producers.
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5/12/2018 - dlduchon wrote: 85 Points
Past the plateau. But not bad. My 2002 burgundies for 1/2 the cost on release are just singing and this is over the hill. If the Sonoma coast is a cool climate why does it have 14.2% alcohol. I stopped buying this wine long ago, I am not sure why anyone still does.
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12/7/2015 - JoeDwine wrote: 92 Points
at Winery....Great depth and showing some age but still really good. Drink up.
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