Williams Selyem Unoaked Chardonnay 2017
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2017
Size
750ML
ABV
13.3%
Features
Collectible
Boutique
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Winemaker Notes
Notes of spiced pear and yellow apple come to the forefront of the aromatics, and a touch of jasmine adds a wonderful lift to the nose. Fruit sourced from mature vines provides great acidity and livens the palate while balancing the tannin structure. Aged on the primary yeast in tank, this wine has a developed weight and texture while being bone-dry. Subtle minerality is apparent on thenose and palate, and further adds depth and complexity.
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine shines in fresh flavors of tangerine and grapefruit. Bright acidity lends structure to the light-bodied palate, giving it an elegant and lasting impression.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: For more than two decades, my palate battled with the "unoaked" Chardonnay. Many of the wines in this category just didn't taste right. Out of balance, too much weight, not enough weight, they just seem lacking the qualities of being top-notch. It seemed like wineries just wanted to tell the world, "Look, we are pure and we are not using oak!" The 2016 Williams Selyem is an outstanding effort and which everything is in balance. TASTING NOTES: This wine is rich, textured, and well structured. Its aromas and flavors of ripe apples, bright citrus, and attractive minerality should pair it superbly with simply prepared crustaceans. (Tasted: January 28, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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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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