1995 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  4/8/2022 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cherry cola, wild berries, animal, earth and iron on the nose and palate. Like Selyem in this era, palate is very Burgundian with lovely sweetness. The wine is perhaps a bit short on the length compared to the magnificient 95 Allen Vineyard.

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  7/29/2021 - John Dunlap wrote:

  Very quick taste. From an impeccable cellar. Some sediment in the bottle. Nice color with a brown edge. Better than the 1988 WS Rochioli. Rose and tea. A tiny bit stewed. A tad short with some acidity. Interesting, but getting old. Not rated.

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  8/21/2019 - misterstarre Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark red and clear, with little fine sediment. The nose started off a bit musty with red fruit peeking out. The must blew off and the fruit remained. The wine had a taught attack, and it came off as light but structured, not from tannin, but from acid. There's a lot of non-descript red fruit here and a touch of cola. This was fairly straightforward and tasty, but none of the exciting brown spice, red fruit liqueur, or sage notes I get off the better vineyard designate bottlings. Also, this wine disappeared with food, coming off as mute. But the glass I had standing at the stove while cooking and the one I had at the sink while doing dishes were very enjoyable.

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  5/1/2017 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 95 Points

  1995 WILLIAMS SELYEM RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY PINOT NOIR- consistently delivering fresh, spicy strawberry, red raspberry and red cherry notes, this bottle satisfied as all before it have; still youthful and so viable, this 22 year old Pinot shines and gives up a bounty of treasures albeit with grace and elegance. Drank with the winemaker, Burt Williams.

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  8/22/2010 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points

  Suduiraut Vertical: Great spice. Red fruits. Palate is a bit too oxidized. Wine is a bit over the hill.

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