Williams Selyem, Russian River Pinot Noir 2008

My first wine from Williams Selyem. The Russian River Pinot is one of many different pinots from this estate. Must say I’m not impressed with this effort. In the bouquet some almost overripe notes as prune but also some green notes indicating low phenolic maturity in some of the grapes. Can only find a hint of pinot in the bouquet. On the palate it’s quite powerfull with some acidity (added?) and spicyness rather than minerality. Clearly not a classic pinot, but a quite unfocused wine with a high alcohol level.

(Drink from 2012) Average – 79p

Tasted 02/08/2011 at Enomania

Tasting Notes for this producer

• Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – Tasting the 2023s from Cask January 22, 2025
• Visit to Domaine Anne Gros – Tasting the 2022s March 28, 2024
• Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – Tasting the 2022s February 16, 2024
• Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fevre Chablis 2022 July 6, 2023
• Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux 2019 July 4, 2023
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée Saint-Vivant 2008 June 3, 2023
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet 2007 June 3, 2023
• Domaine de Montille Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Saint-Juliens 2019 May 16, 2023
• Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – Tasting the 2022s from Cask May 4, 2023
• Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay Les Longeroies 2015 Version Originale April 25, 2023
• Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 2014 April 15, 2023
• Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras 2014 April 15, 2023
• Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux 2014 April 14, 2023
• Domaine Michel Voarick Corton-Charlemagne 2008 April 14, 2023
• Domaine Prieure-Roch Vosne-Romanee Hautes-Maizières 2012 April 13, 2023
• Domaine Prieure-Roch Clos de Vougeot 2009 April 13, 2023
• Marthe Henry Boillot Aligote 2019 March 26, 2023
• Domaine Antoine Lienhardt Côte de Nuits villages Les Plantes Aux Bois 2021 March 25, 2023
• Case Basse Soldera Toscana IGT 2018 March 23, 2023
• Domaine Camp-Atthalin Savigny-les-Beaune Les Prévaux 2019 March 23, 2023
• Domaine Antoine Lienhardt Emphase 2021 March 21, 2023
• Domaine J.-F. Mugnier, Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos de la Marechale 2019 March 21, 2023
• Theo Dancer Bourgogne Blanc 2020 March 21, 2023
• M & C Lapierre Beaujolais 2021 March 20, 2023
• Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château 2014 October 25, 2022
• Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – Tasting the 2021s October 24, 2022
• Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée La Colombière 2009 October 21, 2022
• Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – Tasting the 2021s from Cask July 12, 2022
• Exploring the Domaine Tawse Musigny June 14, 2022
• On the Table, In the Glass #36: Un Vrai Vin de Soif June 6, 2022

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