Vinous: 96 Points
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. - By Antonio Galloni on January 2023 I tasted many Peay wines during my last visit and the months preceding. The Peay team led by brothers Andy and Nick Peay and winemaker Vanessa Wong turned out an absolutely brilliant set of 2021s. Every wine is a joy to taste. The wines are fresh vibrant and delineated starting with a Viognier that is terrific and also avoids some of the angularity I felt was at times penalizing in the past. As always the various Estate wines are thematic cuvées instead of single vineyard or single block wines. In 2021 the selections are especially well-defined and distinctive. The 2020s products of a much more challenging vintage are also very good except the Syrah La Bruma which is a pretty awkward wine.
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Wine Advocate: 96 Points
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. Published: Jun 15 2023
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