2011 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Bucher Vineyard
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Tasting notes
Ash, tar, game, smoke and black cherry notes meld together in the 2011 Pinot Noir Bucher Vineyard. A decidedly pungent and wild Pinot, the Bucher is distinctly earthy and meaty in style. A long, nicely layered finish laced with floral overtones round things out nicely. There is no shortage of personality here.
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Raspberries, cherries, cola, exotic spices and sweet cedar mark the flavors of this Pinot Noir. It's elegant in the mouth, with brisk acidity, but also a distinct earthiness. The combination gives the wine a yin-yang of weight and weightlessness. It's too young to properly enjoy now, so drink from 2019 and beyond.
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.