2002 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

Community Tasting Notes (71) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  11/11/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Pretty cool and generous (but that is who he is) of Ramon to break out both the 2002 WS Pinots to share with Blake who was in town. So, we ended up with the 2002 Sonoma County and the Russian River bottlings, and for good measure, Blake brought the 1997 WS Rochioli so we had this cool trip of WS history to taste. For my taste in comparing the 2002s, I preferred the SC as it just drank better for me, for my palate. Where the RRV shows a more creamy red fruited profile with spice and tang, the SC has better delineation, offering both earth and acidity, herb, hard cherry candy and a bit of jamminess in the finish. No heat in these wines, no apparent oak. The early era WS are still delicious.

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  2/11/2022 - M DU VIN Likes this wine: 92 Points

  What a great surprise! The wine still has a very nice fruit profile and wonderful aromas.

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  7/7/2020 - Vascular46 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Aged but still has fruit- better than I expected

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  12/15/2019 - hanasowner wrote: 86 Points

  Cork broke so had to push through and pour through a filter...certainly a soft wine at this point with a trace of red fruit profile, though tasty for what it is.

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  5/22/2017 - grumi62 wrote: 92 Points

  great pinot, nice fruit, lasting

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