2000 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard
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The deep purple-colored 2000 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard (600 cases) reveals a sweet, high acid, angular personality without the generosity of its siblings. However, it is exceptionally long, with a concentrated mid-palate. The wine is unyielding and broodingly backward at present. It needs 4-5 years of cellaring, and should keep for 12-15 years. It is a long-lived, potentially classic Pinot for those with patience. Tel. (707) 433-6425; Fax (707) 433-6546
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Bright dark ruby. Expressive aromas of black fruits, bitter chocolate, cardamom, gunpowder tea, tar and mint. Offers impressive intensity of black fruit, spice and licorice flavors, plus a lively suggestion of cranberry. Finishes with very firm tannins and sneaky persistence. This very backward wine needs a good six or seven years of patience but should be superb.
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.