- Certified Organic
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Clones: 44% Pommard; 37% 777; 19% 115
- Peay Estate Vineyard (West Sonoma Coast)
- 21-year-old vines
- 2% whole cluster
- Aged on lees for 11 months in 28% new French oak barrels
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered
- 570 cases produced
- 13.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
West Sonoma Coast
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-PAY-43-21 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
99
Date
2024-04-22
"This is an exemplary coastal Pinot Noir. Scallop Shelf is an estate cuvée selected by winemaker Vanessa Wong. The driver is Pommard clone selection (60%), which lends to blood orange and pomegranate pulp. It's the most aromatic, elegant and finesse-driven of the Peay wines—savoury notes of pine needles, briny sea air and bright evergreen bough aromatics. The palate is delicate, with freshness, depth and finesse all coming together. The texture is lush and silky; bright acids lift the blue and red fruits. Dried mountain herbs create a framework for floral and umami elements, with smoky sea salt minerality lifting the finish."
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2024-08-03
"The 2021 Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf offers a more linear, mineral-driven expression of the estate. Most of this fruit is Pommard clone, but that is not especially evident. Red-toned fruit, chalk, mint, white pepper and slate lend brightness. This linear, focused Pinot bristles with saline energy and tension. Give it time."
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2023-06-15
"The 2021 Estate Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf is delicate and perfumed this year. Pale ruby-purple in the glass, it has pretty scents of red licorice and raspberry, lavender and saline, with mushroom undertones. The medium-bodied palate has a frame of chalky tannins and fireworks of fresh acidity. Despite its lifted character, it's bursting with floral fruit and has a long, perfumed finish. Give it a couple of years in bottle to unwind."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
Decanter
Score
99
Date
2024-04-22
"This is an exemplary coastal Pinot Noir. Scallop Shelf is an estate cuvée selected by winemaker Vanessa Wong. The driver is Pommard clone selection (60%), which lends to blood orange and pomegranate pulp. It's the most aromatic, elegant and finesse-driven of the Peay wines—savoury notes of pine needles, briny sea air and bright evergreen bough aromatics. The palate is delicate, with freshness, depth and finesse all coming together. The texture is lush and silky; bright acids lift the blue and red fruits. Dried mountain herbs create a framework for floral and umami elements, with smoky sea salt minerality lifting the finish."
2022
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
97
Date
2024-06-28
"A medium ruby red hue, the 2022 Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf is fantastic and layered with notes of violets, crushed stones, black raspberries, wild herbs, and a hint of pepper spice. Medium-bodied, it offers a long, incredible texture all the way through, with a velvety sea foam feel and a clean finish. Drink over the next 15 or so years."
2022
Wine Enthusiast
Score
97
Date
2025-03-01
"Beautifully delineated aromas of crushed cherry, earthy mushroom, dried sage and violets mingle on the nose of this elegant and complex Pinot. The palate leans into the cool climate character of the vineyard with focused flavors of dried blackberry, dark cocoa, Darjeeling and nori, while rich tannin and energetic acidity balance on a razor's edge. While lovely now, this will age beautifully for a decade or more. — Tom R. Capo"
2022
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2023-08-03
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf offers a more linear, mineral-driven expression of the estate. Most of this fruit is Pommard clone, but that is not especially evident. Red-toned fruit, chalk, mint, white pepper and slate lend brightness. This linear, focused Pinot bristles with saline energy and tension. Give it time."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2024-03-29
"The 2022 Estate Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf opens slowly on the nose to reveal blood orange, cranberry, brewed black tea, mushrooms, woodsmoke and charcuterie. The medium-bodied palate is pleasantly chalky and bright with concentrated, savory fruit and a long, spicy finish."
2019
Vinous
Score
94+
Date
[no Date]
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
[no Date]
2019
Decanter
Score
93
Date
2022-12-01