2018 Williams Selyem "Eastside Road Neighbors" Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

“Made from several single-vineyard sites, including Calegari, Foss and Lewis MacGregor, this red opens in a saline note that complements bolder elements of pomegranate, blueberry and blood orange. Supple, integrated tannins provide a grip that underscores an ultimately fleshy, lively wine. (VB)” (03/2021)

“The 2018 Pinot Noir Eastside Road Neighbors is a gorgeous, super-expressive wine. Cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, mint and crushed flowers lift a core of bright red berry fruit. Vibrant and beautifully delineated, the Eastside Road Neighbors packs a lot of punch in its mid-weight frame. I would give this a good bit of air. (AG)” (05/2021)

“A top note of dark cranberry is present on the mostly plum and dark currant-scanted nose. The round, generously proportioned and delicious medium-bodied flavors possess good verve and lovely detail on the dusty, lingering and complex if somewhat lean finish that flirts with dryness. I suspect that this will soften with bottle age, but it is quite tightly wound today. *Outstanding*” (04/2021)

“Not as complex as some in its family but a Pinot long on irrepressibly juicy fruit and evoking impressions of sweet cherries and plum first on the nose and, then again, in its continuous flavors, this nimble, medium-bodied Pinot opts for varietal accuracy over density. It shows the expected Williams Selyem polish and is a wine that invites drinking in the near to mid-term as opposed to one that requires protracted cellaring but, if carefully cellared, it will easily hold up for a half-dozen years, if not more.” (02/2021)