So I am home for the weekend. My family and I are going to the Berlin Symphony in San Francisco tonight.
I love coming home - my dad always opens up a nice bottle of wine. Like a mini celebration. About me. We ventured into his cellar before dinner and debated about what to pick. We were both in the mood for a pinot, an elegant finish to the night. Our choice was a 2006 Williams Selyem "Hirsch Vineyards" Sonoma Coast Pinot. Elegant, classy, exclusive, perfect. The blackberry notes were impeccable. The color was light, but there was a smoothness about the body that rolled down the back of your tongue. The smell alone was full of fruit, the body was full but rounded out, but not overpowering in the least as a zin would be. At first, the backend was almost unrecognizable, but as the wine opened up, there were hints of tannins, oak, and berry fruits. So mild and understated, yet highly rated (Parker gave it 90-92 points).
As a side note, I found some August West and Saxum looking quite lonely in the cellar...
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