Peay Vineyards West Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA 2021 The Left Bank licorice and dried herbs all

licorice and dried herbs all build as the 2018 shows off its allure

at least on the nose

with indigenous yeasts selected from their own vineyards and matured in used French oak barrels for six months but not for 100% of the volume

and the blend is 68% Merlot

Peay Vineyards West Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA 2021 The Left Bank licorice and dried herbs allThe 2021 Pinot Noir West Sonoma Coast is a ridiculously beautiful wine. Ripe candied fruit, lavender, rose petal, mint and sweet spice all soar out of the glass. This brilliant, transparent Pinot is long on class. Readers who want to understand the magic of the 2021 vintage will find much to admire here. This is a tremendous wine at the appellation level. The West Sonoma Coast Pinot is a blend of 13 clones from the Estate and the nearby Richardson