07 Evesham Wood, 06 Big Basin, 93 Williams Selyem

• 2007 Evesham Wood Pinot Noir La Grive Bleue - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills (12/23/2013)
  A terrific pinot noir for under $25 bucks. Still drinking well. The finish is showing less purity than I would expect from EW but it sits just fine when having food. I had this over 2 days with a slight improvement on the second. That said, I think it is time to drink this up as it is in a nice spot and not sure it will ever be any better. (89 pts.)
  
  
  
• 2006 Big Basin Vineyards Mandala - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains (12/18/2013)
  This seems to be transitioning into a slightly more delicate syrah. There is now a solid presence of red fruit that creates a more pretty wine. Seems to be holding together fine. I would be hopeful that 3-6 more years could make this outstanding.
  
  
  
• 1993 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Olivet Lane - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (12/15/2013)
  Wow. Home run. Drinking perfectly right now. This wine represents what made Williams Selyem great when Burt was making the wines. Pure cherry, California fruit. Not showing any tannins but the acidity is still strong which holds the wine together. Drink now! (96 pts.)

Cheers,

Jason


Posted from CellarTracker

Good to see you yesterday, amigo, after so long!

That WS sounds outstanding. But check this out!

• 1992 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Olivet Lane - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (7/10/2010)
  
  Still very much alive, good color. Red fruit with good acidity, though some thought too much. I didn't. No where near the end of its life, this was just excellent. At Berzerkers III. (93 pts.)
  

Posted from CellarTracker

Made my day to bump into you, your better half and sweet little Julia. Awesome.

Unless I stumble across some unaccounted for bottle, I think this '93 was the last of my "Burt" bottles

J