Captivating cherry, pipe tobacco, and garam masala curry aromas emerge from deep in the glass. A lead mineral element enters in the mid-palate with plum, robust red fruits, and late fall forest notes lingering on a very long finish that appears to build and broaden with more air and time. This is drinking really well right now and will be for 5, 10 and many more years in the future.

Captivating cherry, pipe tobacco, and garam masala curry aromas emerge from deep in the glass. A lead mineral element enters in the mid-palate with plum, robust red fruits, and late fall forest notes lingering on a very long finish that appears to build and broaden with more air and time. This is drinking really well right now and will be for 5, 10 and many more years in the future.

A prologue indicating that what follows is a wine of elegance, lift and grace not heavy, flabby, richness. The texture on the palate is smooth with medium weight. The red fruit flavors mix with mineral and forest floor aromas that linger on a salivating finish with bright acidity that is present but not aggressive. This is quintessential Scallop Shelf Pinot Noir and we look forward to seeing it evolve with time.

A prologue indicating that what follows is a wine of elegance, lift and grace, not heavy, flabby, richness. The texture on the palate is smooth with medium weight. The red fruit flavors mix with mineral and forest floor aromas that linger on a salivating finish with bright acidity that is present but not aggressive. This is quintessential Scallop Shelf Pinot Noir and we look forward to seeing it evolve with time.

The nose pulls you in with a deep blackberry core of fruit with lavender incense notes dancing around an inky, graphite quality I find tantalizing. In the mouth this presents as a lamb reduction sauce—meaty and iron inflected—with an incredible depth of flavor. Despite coming from a cold site this is not a lean wine. There is plenty of density to the wine but it has moderate alcohol and fresh acidity. This wine is excellent right now and has the structure and profile to age, well, forever. If you like Peay Syrah, buy a case, minimum.

Bright and youthful mint, bay leaf, lemon curd, and green banana notes, and fresh mouth-watering acidity. Draped over the spine is a silky mid-palate highlighting curd, flint, and salt notes. The finish is quite long with aromas building with time and leaving an almost metallic aroma on the back palate. It is wonderful right now, joyful with bright fruit notes and will age into a harmonious expression that captures the singular essence of Peay Chardonnay.

Bright and youthful mint, bay leaf, lemon curd, and green banana notes, and fresh mouth-watering acidity. Draped over the spine is a silky mid-palate highlighting curd, flint, and salt notes. The finish is quite long with aromas building with time and leaving an almost metallic aroma on the back palate. It is wonderful right now, joyful with bright fruit notes and will age into a harmonious expression that captures the singular essence of Peay Chardonnay.

The nose captures the trademark aromas of orange oil, kaffir lime, Bartlett pear and white flowers. On the palate, the orange peel quality is more pronounced and bolstered by stony and salty flavors. Though we don’t use any new oak, the texture is round and silky like our Chardonnays with medium weight on a steel spine. The finish is brisk with refreshing acidity and lingering aromas of salt and stone.

This is the most muscular wine with aromas straddling red and black fruits (think plum skin) with a little more tannin in the finish from whole cluster fermentation and the contribution of the Calera clonal selection of Pinot Noir. It cannot be categorized as brawny, however, with fetching high-toned floral notes and a new leather aroma that speaks to its youthfulness.

This is the most muscular wine with aromas straddling red and black fruits (think plum skin) with a little more tannin in the finish from whole cluster fermentation and the contribution of the Calera clonal selection of Pinot Noir. It cannot be categorized as brawny, however, with fetching high-toned floral notes and a new leather aroma that speaks to its youthfulness.

The nose is inviting with red plum and Earl Grey tea aromas.  Flavors of slightly zingy Rainier cherry and blood orange frame darker cherry, lavender, and new leather aromas. The texture is velvety with soft tannins and finishes bright with a long aftertaste.

The 2022 bursts out of the glass with a beam of dark raspberry, pomegranate, orange zest, and black trumpet mushroom aromas. In addition to the fruit aromas, a little tea, sour cherry, brass, and bark frame the wine in the aftertaste and finishes with our hallmark fresh acidity making you salivate.

This is the most muscular wine with aromas straddling red and black fruits (think plum skin) with a little more tannin in the finish from whole cluster fermentation and the contribution of the Calera clonal selection of Pinot Noir. It cannot be categorized as brawny, however, with fetching high-toned floral notes and a new leather aroma that speaks to its youthfulness.

This is the most muscular wine with aromas straddling red and black fruits (think plum skin) with a little more tannin in the finish from whole cluster fermentation and the contribution of the Calera clonal selection of Pinot Noir. It cannot be categorized as brawny, however, with fetching high-toned floral notes and a new leather aroma that speaks to its youthfulness.

The nose is inviting with red plum and Earl Grey tea aromas.  Flavors of slightly zingy Rainier cherry and blood orange frame darker cherry, lavender, and new leather aromas. The texture is velvety with soft tannins and finishes bright with a long aftertaste.

The 2022 bursts out of the glass with a beam of dark raspberry, pomegranate, orange zest, and black trumpet mushroom aromas. In addition to the fruit aromas, a little tea, sour cherry, brass, and bark frame the wine in the aftertaste and finishes with our hallmark fresh acidity making you salivate.

The black ink, slate, and violet aromas beckon as you swirl and smell. There is a depth to the iron aroma that expands on the palate when you take a sip. The mouthfeel is soft with moderate tannins and aromas of brown spice, bacon, ponzu, and iron linger on the long refreshing aftertaste.

The black ink, slate, and violet aromas beckon as you swirl and smell. The mouthfeel is soft with moderate tannins and aromas of brown spice, bacon, ponzu, and iron linger on the long refreshing aftertaste. 

This wine has real harmony and balance. The seductive, silky texture in the mid-palate stays fresh and retains the energy typically found in our Chardonnay. The wine is not heavy or ponderous but full of character. The finish is bright and clean and there is an aftertaste of lemon curd and mint that lingers for minutes.

The 2023 Hopkins Rosé of Pinot noir is fresh, bright, and immediately gratifying.

The nose on the 2023 Hopkins features pomelo, grapefruit, and lime citrus aromas with a limestone, wet concrete note.  The mouthfeel is direct yet finesse-driven and the finish is quite clean, crisp, and salivating.

The 2020 Cep Syrah straight up reminds me of a Crozes Hermitage Syrah. Not trying to borrow from that region, but due to a warmer than normal vintage, the wine just has that blueberry mixed with black olive aroma sweetened by wafts of bacon fat that those who know Crozes associate with the region.