2022 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Martaella Vineyard
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Matured in 61% new oak for 15 months, the 2022 Pinot Noir Martaella Vineyard is bursting with wild berry jam aromas and nuances of black tea leaves, licorice, lavender, orange peel and amaro. The medium-bodied palate is spicy and complex. It’s structured by finely astringent tannins and bright acidity and has a long, layered finish. 805 cases were made.
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Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com
James Molesworth, Wine Spectator
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This pulls you in with its alluring core of mulberry, boysenberry and red licorice notes, all inlaid with briar, singed spice and apple wood accents, while a flash of potpourri through the finish offers lift. The racy underpinning bodes well for cellaring. 805 cases made.
The youthful ripe ruby-colored 2022 Pinot Noir Martaella Vineyard displays a fresher approach. From a vineyard owned by the Benovia winery, Williams Selyem started making this wine as a vineyard designate in 2021. The nose is fantastic, with aromas of Amarena cherries, crushed violets, and mossy earth, and it has fantastic, mouthwatering acidity, with fine tannins and a terrific, citrus-toned finish. It is long on the palate with a great finish.
The youthful ripe ruby-colored 2022 Pinot Noir Martaella Vineyard displays a fresher approach. From a vineyard owned by the Benovia winery, Williams Selyem started making this wine as a vineyard designate in 2021. The nose is fantastic, with aromas of Amarena cherries, crushed violets, and mossy earth, and it has fantastic, mouthwatering acidity, with fine tannins and a terrific, citrus-toned finish. It is long on the palate with a great finish. Drink 2025-2040. These are the spring releases from Williams-Selyem and were tasted with Vice President and Director of Winemaking Jeff Mangahas at the estate in the Russian River Valley.
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.