2021 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, CaliforniaAbout this Wine The 2021 growing season experienced only about 14 inches of rain, challenging the plants from the outset of the year. Late winter and early spring were cold and dry, bringing some uneven growth and stress to the plants. The canopies were a little smaller than average going into the flowering, however the weather was ideal and mild. Flowering determines quality and quantity, so it is the most important time. The 2021 season yielded an

The winery derives its name from a local duck

After fermentation is active

and adding only small amounts of SO2 during the winemaking process

the Flexible Aerator Pourer ingeniously controls the wine flow during pouring

Amazing aging potential

where some of the most original and long-lived wines in Europe are born: the red Taurasi

Kistler took the fruit through 2005

For the first two years

so that this wine

demi-muids and large foudres at the magnificently restored cellar at Le Clos

north-eastern Galica region of Spain

Fermentation is spontaneous