2016 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Burt Williams' Morning Dew Ranch
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This is the last vintage of the Morning Dew Ranch vineyard designate, as it was sold in 2016. Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2016 Pinot Noir Burt Williams Morning Dew Ranch features scents of cinnamon stick, orange peel, dried bark, cranberry and warm raspberries plus accents of blackberries, dried spices and flowers, blue fruit hints and a saline and cola undercurrent. The palate is light to medium-bodied, silky and concentrated with soft, grainy tannins and very juicy acidity lifting the long, spiced finish. 435 cases produced.
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This medium- to full-bodied wine offers ripe fruit flavors and has a bold, moderately tannic texture that fills the mouth. To its credit, the wine shows some restraint in the firm acidity and almost tangy finish, so it keeps one coming back for another sip. Drink through 2026. — Jim Gordon
The 2016 Pinot Noir Burt Williams Morning Dew Ranch is all finesse. Floral and silky on the palate, the 2016 is a study in understatement. Crushed flowers, red berry, kirsch, orange peel and rose petal are some of the many notes that grace this exquisitely beautiful Pinot. Tasted next to the Ferrington, the Morning Dew is a bit subtler and more nuanced in style.
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.