1999 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Central Coast
Market price
Buying options
Tasting notes
Good medium red. High-toned aromas of cherry, faded rose, cinnamon and autumn leaves. Supple and appealing, with bright raspberry flavor, good texture and sound acidity. Not as sharply delineated as some of the '99s from farther north but has no shortage of complexity. This is a cherry-picking of the best barrels from the new owner Vista Verde Vineyard in San Benito County. Given today's overheated California wine prices, this is good value in pinot noir.
Critic scores
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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.