Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Eastside Road Neighbors 2023

Williams Selyem is a beloved Pinot Noir label for American wine lovers. That’s thanks in large part to Jeff Mangahas, who has been head winemaker since 2014. Succeeding winemaker Bob Cabral and the brand’s original founders, he’s kept the house style intact—one that emphasizes vivid and ripe fruit balanced by underlying juiciness. For the Eastside Road Neighbors bottling, grapes are sourced from the Calegari, Foss and Lewis MacGregor Estate vineyards. The 2023 vintage is a mic drop year for California Pinot, a consistently cool growing season that led to a late harvest. Mangahas hit the mark, earning this Russian River Valley bottling a rare back-to-back appearance in our Top 10.

Tasting Note

Captures the floral-laced purity of the vintage, with a beautiful beam of boysenberry and loganberry puree flanked with light briar and apple wood notes, all set against a hibiscus-, iris- and violet-filled backdrop. The succulent energy provides a great underpinning for it all. Best from 2026 through 2040.—James Molesworth