2016 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Lewis MacGregor Estate Vineyard
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Medium ruby-purple, the 2016 Pinot Noir Lewis MacGregor Estate Vineyard has a wonderful nose of fruit preserves: raspberry, red cherry and blueberry with dried cranberry, warm cinnamon stick, dried bark, orange peel and rose petal perfume. Light to medium-bodied, it explodes with intense ripe fruits, spices and earth notions, held in check by a sturdy frame of grainy tannins and lifted by mouthwatering acidity, finishing amazingly long and layered. 422 cases produced.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck
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The deep purple-colored 2016 Pinot Noir Lewis Macgregor Estate Vineyard is another impressive wine and it's one of the richer, riper wines in the lineup. Plums, blueberries, ground herbs, violets, and earthy note all emerge from this medium to full-bodied, ripe, mouthfilling effort. It doesn't have the elegance or finesse to its tannins found in the top wines here yet it's very much in the pure, classic style of the estate. It should keep for a decade.
Light, plush and dancing in dark cherry and strawberry tones, this estate wine is soft and pillowy on the palate. A tangy citrus undertone rides along a backdrop of black tea, nutmeg and turned earth. — Virginie Boone
The 2016 Pinot Noir Lewis MacGregor Vineyard is terrific. Dark and imposing in its first impression, the 2016 remains light on its feet, which provides a welcome contrast to the darkish flavors. Hints of spice, lavender, rose petal and mint add striking aromatics to this complete, alluring Pinot Noir from Williams Selyem.
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.