2022 Peay Vineyards Scallop Shelf Estate Pinot Noir, West Sonoma Coast

The Scallop Shelf blend is more perfumed than Ama with slightly tarter cherry aromas mixing with sandalwood and tea qualities on a beguiling nose that evolves with time in the glass. The wine is translucent. 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.

Decanter: 97 pts. Elegant florality. Smoky spice aromas lift red and blue fruits. The palate's fleshy cherry fruits don't mute the wine's elegance or linearity as blood orange zest and Chinese five spice lift the fruit into ethereal heights of savoury spice

Jeb Dunnuck: 97 pts. 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

$76/btl during release, $80/btl after.  50 Magnums available.