2007 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Allen Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  10/24/2019 - rosenst1 wrote: 88 Points

  PnP. Perfect cork. Cellared since release. Medium light red with clearing at the rim. Initially: Red fruits, especially apple, cherry on the nose. Medium bodied on the palate, red fruit driven, perhaps a bit high in acidity (sour? rather than sweet fruit). Quite a long but subtle finish. Doesn't really improve with air.

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  12/31/2018 - underwds wrote: 89 Points

  Cork crumbled on opening, so I strained it on the way to the decanter. Bright red fruit, almost sour. Pleasant oak on the finish and still plenty of brightness. More restrained than what I expected, and still feels like a young wine.
  
  2/16/2019 Ditto. Cork disintegrated. After 20 minutes of fiddling with debris, it's a nice wine.

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  5/21/2017 - rosenst1 wrote: 90 Points

  PnP - perfect cork. Cellared since release. Light red with clearing to the rim. Red fruits - raspberry, red apple, cherry on the nose with a spicy note as well. Given the sweet fruit on the nose this is surprisingly dry on the finish but with good mid-palate density. Over time this gets a bit better but doesn't live up to expectations. Pales compared to an 07 Marcassin drunk last week.

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  6/7/2016 - t_moderne wrote: 88 Points

  Pop and pour and served with food (grilled chicken with rice noodles, in case you were wondering). Followed for about 3 hours both with food and without food.
  Dark color. Nose of black cherries and some forest floor.
  This is a rich wine but there is good acidity that helps carry the fruit. Dark black cherries, some brown spice, touch of root beer, and a hint of vanilla (likely from oak treatment). A good wine but lacking in vibrancy.
  This was a major improvement over the 2006 Allen Vyd, which I had recently, which showed elements of cherry cough syrup.

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  5/23/2016 - Don and Pam wrote: 92 Points

  sadly my last of the '07. We have enjoyed them all. Tasting nicely right now

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