bright lifted red fruited nose. ripe red cherry on palate, medium bodied. moderate acid. medium tannins — 20 days ago
Always a crowd pleaser. — a month ago
The 2023 is a ruby red, full bodied Pinot with a smooth silky finish. Paired with a salad and grilled salmon. — 3 months ago
Glass staining deposits. An hour decant. Quite lovely — 6 months ago
Well this was nice. Paired well with crab and shrimp risotto and a salad. — 8 months ago
Bright, nice depth and complexity.
Paired perfectly with grilled salmon, tomatoes & burrata and small potatoes. — 5 days ago
lifted. hunt or red floral- lavendar? medium tannins. high acid. fuller mid palate than Sonoma Coast. — 20 days ago
I get it why cellaring the WS wines much longer will result in a more complex wine. We buy their wines every year but have not been able to cellar them for 10 years + and we enjoy them now.
Paired perfectly well with grilled salmon and a salad. — 5 months ago
So Williams Selyem Pinots should be treated is the same fashion as good burgundy, with age. It will always be somewhat sweeter than red burgundy but nonetheless very good.
This shows w/ an array of mid berry fruits accompanied by some darker fruits. Strawberries, cherries, pomegranate, cranberries, raspberries, hint of rhubarb, blackberries and haunting blueberries. Mid berry cola, red licorice, fruit tea, eucalyptus, pine tar notes, pine tree bark, dark, rich soils/earth, dry herbs, mid, dark spice, dry crushed rocks, dry limestone powder, black pepper notes, dry river stone, dry fall leaves, bright florals that are; red, blue, purple with a mix of red & pink roses, late spring waterfall acidity with extreme balance, tension, structure with elegance & smart polish for days and long sets on tree bark/sap & spice.
Still ascending. — 9 months ago
21 years and going strong. Acid and fruit still in perfect balance. Wish we had more. Last bottle — a day ago
Still sublime vibrant, and enjoyable after 15 years — 5 months ago
2023 vintage - it opened brighter than expected with bold ripe flavors and more fruit forward than expected. It was a nice surprise. After 30 minutes the flavors balanced a bit and tasted less bright and fruity and more balanced. The wife and I enjoyed the bottle. — 7 months ago
[Tasted on October 25, 2025 with Tom and Kathy at their house]
Raspberry and dark cherry fruit, with black tea and mineral notes. Beautiful wine with nice acidity. — 10 months ago
Adam Hoogeveen
Held on to this one for a decade. Drinking beautifully right now. — 3 days ago