Williams Selyem Heintz Chardonnay 2014
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2014
Size
750ML
ABV
13.9%
Features
Collectible
Boutique
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Winemaker Notes
Located in the hills on the southwest corner of the Russian River Valley, the Heintz Vineyard is perfectly situated for a long, slow growing season. Grown in prized Goldridge soil, the wine exhibits the quintessential dusty and quartz-like aromatics and flavor of this site. The warm days and cold nights result in a tropical fruit profile with refreshing acidity and fine balance. Apple pie spices mix with Comice pear and lemon curd notes both in the nose and on the palate. The finish is refreshing with an elegant mineral component that is unmistakable. Drink now or age 5-7 years.
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Wine Enthusiast
The Heintz Vineyard is on the outskirts of the AVA, really pushing toward the coast, with the expected cool-climate characteristics of fresh acidity and complex, savory tones. This wine wows in every way, from its notes of exotic coconut meat and apple pie to its tang of Meyer lemon, all accented by bergamot and anise. The spice rides a wave of body and length toward the finish, alongside an unmistakable streak of minerality. Hold through 2024.
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Connoisseurs' Guide
Cut from very similar cloth as its sibling from the Olivet Lane Vineyard, this rich and yet zesty Chardonnay differs in small degrees. It is both vital and juicy with a continuous line of fruit that recalls green apples and sweet lemons with a trim touch of oak providing a gentle boost in richness. If never a dramatic or particularly powerful wine, it, too, shows great fruity purity and terrific finishing length, and, as delicious and engaging as it is now, it is in absolutely no danger of tiring and fading away any time soon.
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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.
MGN155796_2014 Item# 155796