2013 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Foss Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  9/22/2023 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Simply one of the 5 top CA Pinot Noir producers with this kind of vintage and age. They also possess consistency bottling to bottling - vintage to vintage for the most part.
  
  The fruits are; bright, fresh, floral, candied & juicy. Dark cherries, blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, plum, poached strawberries, boysenberries and blueberries all around the edges and pomegranate over the top. It is glorious over the palate. Black steeped tea, light nutmeg, dark Asian spices, cinnamon stick, vanilla, mid berry cola, red & black licorice, limestone, black rich soil, dry herbaceous notes- bay leaf up front, endless lighter, mid dark, red & blue florals framed in violets, cool summer rain acidity with great balance, getting their evolution & integration, nice tension & structure and an even finish fruit and earth that lasts beautifully for minutes.
  
  Wine candy that will tame & improve over the next 5-8 years, hold a few and start a slow decline. @D&Lounge.

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  7/13/2023 - Emil Oliver Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Simply impressive. Complex nose of red cherries, strawberry, cola, wrapped in a blanket of perfectly integrated oak (baking spices). Sligh development in the form of mushrooms, but still fresh.
  Offers slightly less on the palate. Well balanced with sweet ripe red berries.
  Drink now, or hold (though it’ll hardly inprove).
  Served with Denver steak and bernaise, slightly overpowering; veal or neck of pork would have been perfect.

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  6/9/2023 - Cayman1 wrote: 94 Points

  in a profoundly beautiful place now - fully integrated acid, fruit and earth/leather/herbs. magnificent. needs 90 minutes for its acid backbone to calm down.

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  8/23/2022 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 88 Points

  From a bottle that was purchased upon release and cellared in pristine fashion, this deep red/garnet Pinot was uncorked and serially sampled over three hours. Fully opening within the first hour, it flaunts an aromatic profile of red plums, raspberries, apricots, orange zest and clove. Medium-bodied, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (13.2%), softly oaked and with fully resolved tannins, it delivers flavors in line with the nose, adding notes of cinnamon and cola. Although adequate, this is missing the mid-palate density of most Williams Selyem offerings and the finish is likewise lacking in length. Although there is plenty of fruit left on this wine to ensure enjoyment over the next 3-4 years, it will not be gaining anything in terms of depth or complexity. It is a bit of an outlier for this fine producer. Drink now-2026.

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  3/28/2022 - paulst Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Light earthy nose; cherry-raisin; lean; sweet balanced finish.

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