Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Terra De Promissio Vineyard 2019

I used to live in Alaska, and Ed Selyem had a house there. On his 50th birthday (it was probably 1995 or so), for his surprise party, I was tasked to “go into the cellar and open one magnum of every Pinot and Chardonnay vineyard you find”. It was a glorious bacchanal of epic proportions, drinking verticals of Rochioli, Allen, Olivet...my God, at least 25 different magnums. And that was before we got into the Burgundy! Ever since that night, I've always admired these wines for their uncanny ability to be wonderfully proportioned and balanced at almost any stage of evolution. The 2019 Terra de Promissio is incredibly promising, we always love the earthy minerality from this amazing vineyard. The terroir is all about these earthy aromas and flavors and this one is spot on, give this 3-5 years to really shine like a premier cru Burgundy.