Ray Vanderhoff

9.4

Dark ruby/purple/black color. Deep aromas of cooked blue/black fruit, wet asphalt, anise and savory spices. Flavors of black cherry/berry/currant/plum compote, dark chocolate, black licorice and coffee. Soft oak and savory herbs on the long and persistent finish. Fine grained tannins and well balanced acidity. Nicely structured. Full bodied, deep and powerful but not at all overwhelming. Wow!! Thanks for opening this bottle on our 2026 Cape May, NJ vacation, Kase and Petey! — 12 days ago

Steve Mitchell

9.5

Bright, nice depth and complexity.
Paired perfectly with grilled salmon, tomatoes & burrata and small potatoes. — a month ago

Maggie Harrison

9.6

dried red cherries and berries, sweet fresh wood- red floral, woodsy. vineyard is near Rredwoods. integrates long tannins. moderate tannins. — 2 months ago

Steve Mitchell

9.3

The 2023 is a ruby red, full bodied Pinot with a smooth silky finish. Paired with a salad and grilled salmon. — 4 months ago

Craig Becraft

9.1

Still sublime vibrant, and enjoyable after 15 years — 6 months ago

Chris Blanchard

9.1

2023 vintage - it opened brighter than expected with bold ripe flavors and more fruit forward than expected. It was a nice surprise. After 30 minutes the flavors balanced a bit and tasted less bright and fruity and more balanced. The wife and I enjoyed the bottle. — 8 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

So Williams Selyem Pinots should be treated is the same fashion as good burgundy, with age. It will always be somewhat sweeter than red burgundy but nonetheless very good.

This shows w/ an array of mid berry fruits accompanied by some darker fruits. Strawberries, cherries, pomegranate, cranberries, raspberries, hint of rhubarb, blackberries and haunting blueberries. Mid berry cola, red licorice, fruit tea, eucalyptus, pine tar notes, pine tree bark, dark, rich soils/earth, dry herbs, mid, dark spice, dry crushed rocks, dry limestone powder, black pepper notes, dry river stone, dry fall leaves, bright florals that are; red, blue, purple with a mix of red & pink roses, late spring waterfall acidity with extreme balance, tension, structure with elegance & smart polish for days and long sets on tree bark/sap & spice.

Still ascending. — 10 months ago

Scott E. Becker

9.1

[Tasted on September 12, 2026 at Home with Jay]

Bing cherry, strawberry, pomegranate, sarsaparilla, licorice, sage and spice. — 10 days ago

Garen Staglin

9.4

21 years and going strong. Acid and fruit still in perfect balance. Wish we had more. Last bottle — a month ago

Turd Ferguson

9.4

Youthful but surprisingly accessible. This has some stuffing. — a month ago

Maggie Harrison

9.2

lifted. hunt or red floral- lavendar? medium tannins. high acid. fuller mid palate than Sonoma Coast. — 2 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Quite a good bottle of this — 4 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.3

Glass staining deposits. An hour decant. Quite lovely — 7 months ago

Steve Mitchell

9.4

Well this was nice. Paired well with crab and shrimp risotto and a salad. — 9 months ago

Steve Mitchell

9.4

Bright, depth , smooth and paired well with fresh Dungeness crab cakes, salad and garlic bread. — 11 days ago

Matt Schwartz

9.2

Lemon, grapefruit, honeysuckle, nectarine, wet concrete. Light-ish body with a shorter finish. — 25 days ago

Matt Schwartz

9.3

Opened too early, high acidity with bright red fruit flavors. Cherry cola all day with some oak notes and leather as well as raspberries and gooseberries. Really fresh and nice. In another 4-6 years this will be incredible. — a month ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Dense Ruby with a Crimson rim. Aromas of red and black berries, chocolate, and smoked meat. Full bodied and muscular. From a single vineyard in McLaren Vale which was planted 124 years ago. Silky tannins. A great red on a cold night in Winter. Love the old fashioned label which probably hasn’t changed in 100 years showing the two Kay Brothers. Hope to have the patience to drink the last bottle in say 2028 to 2030. — 3 months ago

Steve Mitchell

9.4

I get it why cellaring the WS wines much longer will result in a more complex wine. We buy their wines every year but have not been able to cellar them for 10 years + and we enjoy them now.
Paired perfectly well with grilled salmon and a salad. — 6 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Pop n pour. Given that it’s 70% Mourvèdre, the color is surprisingly light. (There’s 25% Grenache and 5% Syrah too.) Medium color saturation. Inviting nose of a melange of ripe berries and a smoky embers note. Crushed rock behind that. Soft and intensely flavored in the mouth, with the berries less prominent, jousting with dark earthy and pleasantly vegetal notes. Soft but balanced acids and tannins almost silky. Really nice. Terrific value at $25 from WTSO. — 9 months ago