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Peay Vineyards
Nestled on a 51-acre vineyard on a ridge top above the Pacific Ocean, Peay Vineyards is a first generation family operated winery. Nick Peay and his wife Vanessa Wong grow the wine while Nick’s brother Andy Peay sells the wine and runs the business. Peay Vineyards produces Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, Viognier, Roussane, and Marsanne. Peay’s production of its wines remains very limited, some under 100 cases and there are certain wines only offered to the subscribers on the mailing list.
Tasting Notes
- WSM95
- Scallop Shelf takes its name from the fossils found in the soil at this old fruit orchard, a vineyard site four miles from the Pacific. It's a blend of six clones, emphasizing the spicy red fruit character of the Pommard clone, which, when it hits on the far Sonoma Coast, makes some of the region's most distinctive pinot noirs. The wine is transparent in color and in its strawberry-like fruit, bright and intense against the smoky conifer minerality of the soil. There's a weave of energy to it, tart and brash as a young wine, growing more focused and refined with air. Cellar this for five years, then serve with grilled arctic char and hen of the woods mushrooms.
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