2003 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Forchini Vineyard
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The 2003 Zinfandel Forchini Vineyard exhibits a dense purple color, big, gamey, sweet, briery fruit, full-bodied, powerful flavors, and a huge finish. A big, in-your-face style of Zinfandel, it should drink well for 5-8 years. Tel. (707) 433-6425; Fax (707) 433-6546
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(16.2% alcohol) Deep medium ruby. Brooding aromas of black fruits, ripe raspberry, earth and oak; a bit more typical of zinfandel than the Feeney bottling. Sweet, generous and pliant, with great depth of fruit. With its slightly more open-knit texture and lower acidity, this comes across as a tad warmer than the other 2003 zinfandels at this address. Finishes broad and dry. All three of these bottlings are from vines at least 90 years old.
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.