2009 Williams Selyem "Williams Selyem Estate Vineyard" Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

This grows at Williams Selyem‰۪s latest vineyard project, planted in 2002, a half-mile south of the Allen Vineyard on Westside Road. Those vines outperformed many of their Russian River neighbors in 2008, but their fruit is more recessed in 2009, at least at the moment we tasted this wine. There‰۪s a sweet cranberry scent to the fruit, but it‰۪s mostly hidden under new oak. Bottle age should bring the elements into better balance and winemaker Bob Cabral is confident in the future of his 2009s.