Williams Selyem Papera Vineyard Zinfandel 2014
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2014
Size
750ML
ABV
14.8%
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Winemaker Notes
The nearly opaque color of the Papera immediately intrigues the senses. The nose is stunning with brooding elements of loganberry and boysenberry, and an exotic element of India ink. Beneath the fruit are beautifully integrated notes of vanilla, nut spices and hints of anise, fennel, and underbrush. The palate is equally exciting and is driven by the refreshing acidity through the finish. Blackberry cobbler and blood orange peel are interlaced with star anise and cocoa powder flavors. The tannins are robust in this wine but seamlessly integrate within the architecture of this outstanding effort. This is old vine Zinfandel at its best and can be enjoyed now but will benefit from some age.
Professional Ratings
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Deep blackberry fruit with tangy acidity and fresh, crisp black raspberry flavors; lush and powerful, balanced and intense.
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Wine Spectator
Complex and well-focused, with distinctive aromas of blueberry and mint leading to complex, densely packed flavors of raspberry, white pepper and loamy mineral. Ripe tannins frame the finish. Drink now through 2026.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium garnet in color, the 2014 Zinfandel Papera Vineyard offers up notions of prunes, baked cherries, dried mulberries and spice box with a touch of hoisin. Velvety, big, rich and full-bodied, it has a lovely racy line lending lift to the long, opulent finish.
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Williams Selyem Winery began as a simple dream of two friends, Ed Selyem and Burt Williams, who pursued weekend winemaking as a hobby in 1979 in a garage in Forestville, California, and made their first commercial vintage in 1981. In less than two decades, Burt and Ed created a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together they set a new standard for Pinot Noir winemaking in the United States, aligning Sonoma County's Russian River Valley in the firmament of the best winegrowing regions of the world. Today John and Kathe Dyson, who purchased the winery from Burt and Ed in 1998, carry on the passion for Pinot Noir winemaking without compromise. As for the wines... they just keep getting better and better.
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