2015 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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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
A big, rich styled effort from the Russian River Valley, the 2015 Pinot Noir Lewis MacGregor Estate Vineyard reveals a saturated ruby/purple color as well as a terrific perfume of black raspberries, tart cherries, spring flowers, and smoked earth. With bright acidity, good concentration, and a fresh, vibrant personality, I love its overall balance today, yet it's still going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and will keep for over a decade. It’s another terrific, age-worthy wine from this estate that’s well worth your time and money.
Succulent dark cherry, plum, cloves, lavender and licorice all give the 2015 Pinot Noir Lewis MacGregor Estate Vineyard its distinctive flavar profile. Deep, unctuous and concentrated, the Lewis MacGregor is also one of the most extroverted, plush wines in this range. Even so, there is plenty of supporting structure.
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.