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Williams Selyem 2009 Precious Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

Price $94

A stupendous Pinot Noir, showing how beautifully this vineyard performs in the remote Sonoma Coast above Fort Ross. Williams Selyem’s last few vintages of Precious Mountain have been extraordinary, but this 2009 tops them all. The wine is as light as a feather in the mouth, modest in alcohol and delicately feminine, like pure satin. However, few Pinot Noirs in the… — S.H. (2/1/2012)

Williams Selyem 2007 Precious Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

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Price $90

Ripe and delicious right out of the bottle, although it will age well. Made from a vineyard on the true Sonoma Coast, in the remote Fort Ross area, it’s fabulously rich in cherry, framboise and red currant flavors, with intriguing waves of anise, bacon and sweet, vanilla-scented smoky sandalwood. There’s a foresty taste, too, suggesting dried pine needles. The… — S.H. (2/1/2010)

Evening Land 2007 Occidental Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

Cellar Selection

Price $150

A terrific Pinot, and one of the few that absolutely demands cellaring. The tannic structure is enormous, providing a sandpapery dryness to the palate. Yet the flavor explosion is so powerful, you can enjoy it now with utter satisfaction. Erupts in grilled blackberry and cherry, Dr. Pepper cola, bacon, anise, sautéed wild mushroom and smoky sandalwood flavors… — S.H. (12/15/2009)

W.H. Smith 2005 Maritime Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

Editors' Choice

Price $52

The first thoughts on this wine are how young it is, and how much potential it shows. The immaturity lies in the primary fruit, acidic character, like a big gulp of fruity cola. But the wine’s awesome future is in its vast complexity and balance, and the way it dominates the palate and lasts and lasts. A blend of several vineyards, it’s high in acidity, with… — S.H. (5/1/2007)

Williams Selyem 2008 Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

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Price $72

Dazzles with richness, offering waves of candied, tart raspberry and cherry fruit, Dr. Pepper, exotic Indian spice, rose petal and sandalwood flavors, as well as undefinable feral things. Absolutely dry and high in acidity, with overwhelming complexity, it’s a milestone. Drink now through 2014; could go way beyond. — S.H. (2/1/2011)

Williams Selyem 2007 Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

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Price $72

A brilliant wine. Racy in acidity, silky in texture, yet powerful, it exudes the essence of Pinot Noir’s greatness. Shows great fruity ripeness in the cherry, Dr. Pepper cola, licorice and bacon flavors, and also a wild, forest quality of grilled mushrooms, thyme and fennel. Absolutely dry, with a firm spine of tannins, the structure is near perfect. A divine… — S.H. (2/1/2010)

Failla 2008 Estate Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast)

Editors' Choice

Price $42

From the wildest, most remote and exotic stretch of the Sonoma Coast: you can taste the salt of the sea in this wine, as you can in a Manzanilla Sherry. It gives a tang to the lemondrop, pear and honeysuckle flavors, with their lick of cold granite. So pure and vibrant, so savory, so compelling. Grows more fascinating with every minute in the glass. — S.H. (6/1/2010)

Williams Selyem 2005 Precious Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

Price $85

This is among the lightest in color of Williams Selyem’s ‘05 Pinots, and also the most delicate in texture. But yields were very low, and the wine has a fantastically concentrated taste of wild raspberries, as well as crisp, stimulating acidity. Despite the elegance, it’s enormously complex, with tiers of oak-influenced cola, herb tea, pomegranate, vanilla and… — S.H. (2/1/2008)

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