2016 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard
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Medium ruby-purple, the 2016 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard has a Syrah-like nose of cracked black pepper, smoked meats, dried tobacco leaf, fried savory herbs, wild blackberries, crushed stone and old leather with blue and red fruit hints. Medium-bodied, it's savory in the mouth, intense but silky smooth, with laser-like juicy acidity, finishing very long, layered and packed to the gills with flavor. This has a savory profile but with amazing freshness, lift and energy. 180 cases produced.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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From the cooler Sonoma Coast, the 2016 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard just leaps out of the glass with its spice, pine forest, wild strawberry, blueberry, and incense aromas and flavors. Incredibly complex, medium to full-bodied, with nicely integrated acidity, it has plenty of fruit and richness, as well as length on the finish. It will be better in a year or two and thrill for over a decade.
A positively stunning wine, the 2016 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard is utterly captivating from the outset. Soaring aromatics meld into a core of plum, blueberry, lavender, menthol and cloves. Above all else, the Coastlands shows a terrific example of what makes Sonoma Coast Pinots so appealing; namely the ability to deliver serious flavor intensity without excess heaviness. With production of just 180 cases, the Coastlands is by far the smallest bottling in this range. Readers who can find it should not hesitate, but the temptation to open a bottle young will be nearly impossible to resist. All I say is: Wow!
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.