2021 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Papera Vineyard
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A purple to ruby hue, the 2021 Zinfandel Papera Vineyard is balanced with red and black fruits, wild berries, rosemary, and fresh earth. Full-bodied, it packs in good structure, with ripe tannins and fresh, snappy acidity in its notes of peach, grenadine, mocha, and wet stone. It’s long on the palate and has a good finish. Give it another couple of years and drink 2026-2040.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2021 Zinfandel Papera Vineyard comes from mostly dry-farmed vines planted in 1934 and was matured for 13 months in 29% new oak. It has a medium ruby-purple color and gregarious scents of wild berry jam, orange peel, peach and wildflowers, opening to potpourri and bitters-like spices as it airs in the glass. The palate is powerful and seamlessly structured, with generous layers of fruit and a long, latent finish. It deserves to unwind for another 3-5 years and will be long-lived in the cellar. 375 cases were made.
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.