2002 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Bacigalupi Vineyard
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The dense 2002 Zinfandel Bacigalupi Vineyard (16.1% alcohol) possesses big, peppery black fruits along with mineral, licorice, and herb notes. Drink it over the next 5-6 years. Tel. (707) 433-6425; Fax (707) 433-6546
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Robert Parker
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(16.1% alcohol) Bright medium ruby. Rich aromas of blackberry and currant liqueur, tobacco and underbrush. Sweet, thick, superconcentrated and gamey; like an essence of raspberry jam with a complicating note of fig. A huge zinfandel from a very warm site. Finishes with thoroughly sweet tannins.
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.