2002 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard
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Revealing outstanding potential, the deep ruby/purple-colored 2002 Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard offers up licorice, black cherry, cola, and smoky aromas, a nicely textured, medium-bodied mouthfeel, and a rich, long, tannic finish. Give it 1-2 years of bottle age, and drink it over the following 10-12 years. Tel. (707) 433-6425; Fax (707) 433-6546
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(from fruit harvested early, at a crop level of barely a ton an acre, according to Cabral) Bright, dark ruby. High-toned aromas of blackberry, kirsch, bitter chocolate, violet and minerals. Then dense, concentrated and sweet in the mouth; distinctly creamy in texture but with a firm shell of acidity. Almost port-like flavors of medicinal blueberry, black cherry and licorice. Very interesting wine, with a relatively low pH of 3.45. This should develop slowly in bottle and last well. Cabral says the crop level here was too low, and the wine is a bit awkward today.
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.