Williams Selyem Bucher Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017

Professional Ratings

• 92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  COMMENTARY: The 2017 Williams Selyem Bucher Vineyard Pinot Noir is a well-defined wine. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits excellent richness and balance. Its aromas and flavors of perky ripe fruit and hints of chalk should pair it superbly with a grilled salmon fillet. (Tasted: July 30, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
• 91 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  Due to an unfortunate mechanical failure at the winery, this cuvée was not made in 2016. The 2017 Pinot Noir Bucher Vineyard has a pale to medium ruby-purple color and savory nose of prosciutto, cracked pepper, dusty earth, old leather, woodsmoke, ash and dried autumn leaves with black tea leaves, orange peel and black and red cherries and berries at the core. The light to medium-bodied palate is savory, intense and nuanced, framed softly by chalky tannins and finishing very long with great freshness. 504 cases produced.

• 90 Connoisseurs' Guide

  Starting out with concentrated, slightly savory, dark fruit aromas and very much following suit in the mouth where touches of clean earth sit to the side of its wellstated themes of black cherries and berries, this slightly fleshy, moderately full-bodied working presently counts on richness more than nuance, and, at least for the moment, inclines to juicy simplicity. Despite being fairly approachable right now, it is balanced to keep and, with a few years of cellar time, may well develop more layering and complexity