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[ Home > New Items > Williams Selyem Chardonnay Allen Vineyard 2007 ]
The Allen Chardonnay Vineyard is adjacent to Rochioli Vineyard, approximately six miles southwest of the town of Healdsburg, banking the Russian River. Fog-cooled evenings and moderately warm daytime temperatures make the Russian River Valley region ideal for growing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes.
The aromas of peach cobbler, Fuji apples, wet stones, lilac and roasted marshmallows fill the glass. The evenhanded acidity and lush textures finish long and silky, with a lemon pot de crème component. The rich, fat mouth feel is complemented by the expression of ripe stone fruits, fresh baked bread and sweet Meyer lemons across the palate. A much lower crop aided in the proper concentration of this wine.
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"The outrageously delicious 2007 Chardonnay Allen Vineyard offers up honeysuckle, orange marmalade, and other assorted tropical fruits intermixed with crushed rocks and white currants. This is a beauty, with crisp acidity, purity, and a layered texture. It should drink well for 7-8 years.
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With over a dozen Pinot Noirs, one would think that winemaker Bob Cabral would be perennially stressed out having to deal with so many different vineyards. However, except for the blend of Russian River and Westside Road Neighbors, they are all legitimate vineyards, and I can fully comprehend why they would want to keep them separate. As I have said before, there is a clear “house” style, with wines tending to have a slightly higher acid profile, lower pHs. But there is no doubting that these are well-made wines which are, for the most part, age-worthy Pinot Noirs which, with some patience, reward cellaring. In 2006, a challenging vintage in the Russian River area (less so on the Sonoma Coast), the 2006 vintage has turned out well at Williams-Selyem. Of course, 2007 is a more fragrant, purer vintage from an integrity perspective, so those wines will be a no-brainer. I will comment on all the single vineyards, but as I write them, I must offer a word of advice: don’t dare ignore the brilliant Zinfandels and Chardonnays that Cabral turns out. They are not as renowned as the single-vineyard Pinots, but they are top-flight wines. A Pinot Noir that really depends on vintage for success is from the San Benito Valley south of San Francisco, home to the old Almaden winery." -Rated 92, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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" Green-gold color. Fresh citrus and apple aromas are complicated by smoky minerals and dried flowers. Broad and fleshy in texture but at the same time lively, offering zesty Meyer lemon and orange flavors and a late note of pear skin. Manages to be both rich and vibrant, with excellent finishing cut and spicy persistence." -Rated 92, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
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"Hinting at honeyed richness but giving up some of the expected fruitiness of its appellation in the process, this wine has an appropriately full and reasonably balanced feel on the palate, but, even here, its shortfall of fruit leads it astray. It ends with reasonable acidity keeping it afloat but falls off from the pace set by its cellarmate." -Rated 85, Connoisseur's Guide to California Wines
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