2014 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Calegari
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Medium to deep ruby-purple colored, the 2014 Pinot Noir Calegari Vineyard displays fragrant notes of violets, Ceylon tea, licorice and underbrush with a black cherry and black raspberry core. Elegant, finely structured and with tons of energy, it finishes with great length and depth.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Black cherry, plum, smoke, tobacco and licorice are all pushed front and center in the 2014 Pinot Noir Calegari Vineyard. Dark, powerful and dense, the 2014 offers notable depth and richness. Even so, there is an unrestrained wildness to the 2014 that is only likely to become more prominent with the passage of time. The virile tannins could use another year or two in bottle to soften. This is one of the more eccentric wines in the range, yet all the elements are nicely balanced throughout. The Calegari also feels like the ripest wine in the range.
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.