2021 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Sonoma County
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Medium ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Sonoma County is fresh and ripe with red plum, baking spice, and forested earth. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a soft texture, it has good richness of fruit, with baked cherry, graham cracker, and red flowers. It’s a great value with a lot of classic appeal and an approachable feel. Drink it over the next several years.
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Matured in 38% new oak for 11 months, the 2021 Pinot Noir Sonoma County is loaded with alluring scents of raspberry, red cherry, orange peel, tea leaves and chaparral. The medium-bodied palate is chalky and energetic with pretty streaks of allspice accenting its generous fruit, and it has a long, flavorful finish. 1,548 cases were made.
About the producer
Williams Selyem is an iconic Russian River Valley winery best known for its Pinot Noir. Producing restrained yet classically Californian expressions of the heartbreak grape (as well as a host of other wines), the property has gone from pioneer to one of the region’s standard-bearers.