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Williams Selyem Unoaked Chardonnay 2018
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| Country: | United States |
| Regions: | California California (Sonoma County) |
| Winery: | Williams Selyem |
| Grape Type: | Chardonnay |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Vintage: | 2018 |
| Bottle Size: | 750 ml |
Product Description
Williams Selyem Unoaked Chardonnay is made from 100 percent Chardonnay.
The yellowish-green color hints that this wine comes from a cool climate. The aromas are like a basket full of peaches, quince, and Asian pears. The fruit fragrance transitions to an alluring jasmine perfume. The palate is wonderfully balanced with flavors of pear and yellow apple that give way to stone fruit with a floral lift. Round and persistent throughout, the wine finishes with a refreshing and delicate minerality. Chardonnay is a great mate to barrel fermentation and ageing, but this is an excellent example of richness without oak.
Review:
Juicy, fresh and bright, this wine is driven by citrus-laden acidity that boosts an underlying richness. Robust apple and pear flavors wrap around touches of earth and wet stone that persist on the finish.
-Wine Enthusiast 93 Points
Winery: Williams Selyem
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir.
The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.
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