Urban School of San Francisco – Earth, Wind & Urban
Auction Ends: Mar 26, 2019 10:00 PM PDT

Food, Wine & Gourmet

2007 Williams Selyem "Coastlands Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

Item Number
226
Estimated Value
90 USD
Sold
70 USD to dp0e4f034
Number of Bids
9  -  Bid History

Item Description

Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Williams had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir. The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gives this bottle 93 points, saying: The deepest-colored of these Pinots is the 2007 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard. The opaque ruby/purple color is followed by a tight but promising nose of black currants, black cherries, black raspberries, flint, and earth. Pure, rich, and full-bodied, this youthful effort is the most backward and infantile of all the Pinots. It may also have the finest upside potential, but it needs 2-3 years of cellaring. It should evolve effortlessly over the next 12-15 years. (RP) 93+   (2/2010)

Wine CANNOT be shipped and must be picked up at the Urban School in San Francisco. 

Item Special Note

Wine cannot be shipped and must be picked up at the Urban School in San Francisco. 

Donated By:

Serl Zimmerman and Steven Lipson