2012 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Foss Vineyard
Buying options
Tasting notes
Initially, this wine is all about strawberry tart, with layers of cardamom and white pepper as well as hints of blueberry and blackberry on the back palate. Offering high-toned fruit and acidity, it settles on the finish, becoming rich and full bodied in style, with final notes of nutmeg, vanilla and chocolate. — Virginie Boone
Critic scores
Average Score
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Wine Enthusiast
More reviews and scores
Ruby-red. A wild, smoky bouquet evokes dried red berries, cherry pit, licorice and cured meat. Sappy and focused on the palate, offering spicy raspberry and bitter cherry flavors and a subtle herbal quality. Distinctly Old World in style, finishing with firm grip and excellent spicy persistence. Those used to the typically polished wines produced here might find this bottling perplexing, but Burgundy lovers should love it.
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.