2013 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
WineGalDT wrote:
94 Points
Monday, November 6, 2017 - A little disappointed with this one. I rated it 88 points, which I think is generous. Not much on the nose, not as complex as I would have expected. Wondering if I should have decanted it. Will revisit the wine tomorrow and update these notes if appropriate. First time I have been disappointed with a W-S pinot,
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Comment posted by burgified:
11/7/2017 4:46:00 AM - I've had more success with decanting WS wines. With '13, I would expect atleast an hour of decanting.
Comment posted by WineGalDT:
11/7/2017 6:59:00 AM - Yes, I agree. It did open up a bit over the course of the evening. So, I expect decanting would have been very helpful.
Comment posted by WineGalDT:
11/7/2017 6:24:00 PM - Day 2 Update. I decanted for about 1-1.5 hours. Definitely opened up a little more and I enjoyed it more. Had it with an Ottolenghi (google it - you'll be glad you did!) recipe for chicken with middle eastern spices and preserved lemon and it was a good pairing. Not at all a fruit forward wine, but complex and enough red fruit on the front of the palate to balance the spices. If I had another bottle of this one, I wold hold it for a couple more years. Upgrading my initial score to 94.
Comment posted by wineguy1968:
11/8/2017 11:52:00 AM - I have a few different Hirsch wines including WS. This is a wine that takes some significant cellar time to come together. I would wait at least 5 years from release on any Hirsch. It's just one of those vineyards that requires time. I'm not even considering opening my 2013's until next year but will likely wait to 2020.
Comment posted by WineGalDT:
11/8/2017 12:01:00 PM - Yes, Wadesh, that makes perfect sense. I will do the same from now on. Live and learn :-)
Comment posted by TomNichols:
2/20/2018 6:05:00 PM - Just confused. In your text you rated this as 88, but then you gave it a 94??? An error?
Comment posted by WineGalDT:
2/20/2018 7:22:00 PM - Tom Nichols - See my follow up note posted on 11/7/17. My initial rating was 88, but after trying it on day 2 with a decant, I upgraded my rating to 94.
Comment posted by srh:
8/2/2021 3:00:00 PM - MANY thanks to ALL who've contributed to this strand! 🙂 SHOULD you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉