2018 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Terra De Promissio Vineyard
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From a site on the Sonoma Coast, the 2018 Pinot Noir Terra De Promissio Vineyard sports a ruby/plum hue to go with complex notes of spiced dark fruits, brambly herbs, sassafras, and forest floor. Medium-bodied and elegant on the palate, it drops off slightly on the finish, yet I love its earthy complexity and charming, rounded texture. Drink bottles over the coming 4-6 years.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2018 Pinot Noir Terra de Promissio Vineyard has a medium ruby-purple color and soft scents of rose petals, strawberries and rhubarb with an undercurrent of dusty earth, charcuterie and citrus peel. Medium-bodied, it offers juicy, perfumed red berry fruit with a very finely grained frame, addicting freshness and a long, spicy finish. Lovely! 766 cases produced.
The 2018 Pinot Noir Terra De Promissio is super-expressive and inviting. The flavors are dark, juicy and wonderfully seductive. Ripe plum, black cherry, mint, spice and cola are pushed forward in this succulent, open-knit Russian River Pinot. The 2018 is so well-balanced and harmonious. Drink it over the next decade or so.
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.