2003 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Allen Vineyard
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A gamey offering, the 2003 Pinot Noir Allen Vineyard offers up hints of strawberries, wild flowers, earth, mushrooms, and pomegranates. Tart acidity provides definition in this strongly flavored, concentrated Pinot. It should drink well for 7-8 years. Tel. (707) 433-6425; Fax (707) 433-6546
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Full red-ruby. Restrained aromas of plum, raspberry, cola and earth; a very ripe style of Allen. Broad, suave and rich, with a fine-grained texture and complex flavors of mocha, iron, smoke, truffle and underbrush. Suave, spherical and attractively sweet pinot with impressive palate coverage.
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.