Brothers Andy and Nick Peay are producing brilliant wines on Sonoma’s wild windswept coast. Their 51 acre estate is situated on a foggy hilltop just 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean. This unique location the key to these world class wines.

If you think California can’t rival the very best of Oregon, think again. If you love Pinot you must try these wines!

The Peay’s West Sonoma Coast vineyards are planted in the far northwestern corner of Sonoma County. Very close to the Ocean, but beyond the first ridgeline some striking climatic impacts take effect. The cold mass of the Pacific creates the inversion layer, here these lower elevation vineyards see much cooler the temperatures than the rest of Sonoma year-round. The hilltop puts them just at the fog line though, cool, but not too cold or wet for growing grapes. The vineyards enjoy cool afternoon breezes and full sunlight through the peak of the growing season. What does this translate to? Longer hangtime, harvest is typically late October/early November. Grapes that spend more time on the vine produce more, flavor, acidity, and balance. The fruit is ripe, but not overripe, with lower sugar content, producing wines with lower alcohol than your average Sonoma Pinot. Way lower in fact, approximately 13% alcohol in these wines. Importantly though, this lower alcohol does not mean lacking in flavor or complexity. These are brilliant Pinots!

There are FIVE wines being offered here - Four Pinot and One Syrah. All organically farmed estate grown wines fermented on native yeasts.

Peay Ama Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2017 - $51.89 net  (US best online price!)

95 pts Wine Advocate / 95 pts Vinous Media

“A brilliant wine, Peay's 2017 Pinot Noir Estate Ama offers an explosion of sweet red/purplish berry fruit, floral notes and spice, all with a hint of blood orange-infused acidity that gives the wine vibrancy. The 2017 Ama is wonderfully bold and luscious, and yet remains light on its feet. A striking wine from Peay.” - VM

“Medium ruby-purple, the 2017 Estate Pinot Noir Ama bursts with a deep well of aromas: cranberry sauce, burnt orange peel and aniseed are accented by notes of oolong tea, forest floor, iron and iodine. In the mouth, it's medium-bodied, broody, concentrated and layered with a long, flavorful finish. This is a bigger, bolder and spicier version of Ama that offers immediate drinkability straight out of the gate with its bright freshness and bold flavors, but will age gracefully in the cellar for another 5-7 years. 550 cases were made.” - WA

Peay Ama Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2018 - $54.89 net  (US best online price!)

95 pts Vinous / 94 pts Wine Advocate 

“The 2018 Pinot Noir Estate Ama is dark, bold and ample, with tremendous density and more stature than I am used to seeing. Black cherry, lavender, spice, mocha, licorice and menthol all flesh out in this decidedly big, deep wine. The 2018 Ama is undeniably powerful and also so long on character.” - VM

“Vibrant ruby-purple, the 2018 Estate Pinot Noir Ama has deep, inviting aromas of cranberry sauce, rhubarb and blood orange with notions of black tea leaves, forest floor and dried violets. The medium-bodied palate is concentrated with earthy and spicy accents, a fresh and grainy frame and delicately styled finish. 550 cases were made.” - WA


Peay Scallop Shelf Pinot Noir 2018 - $54.89 net   (US best online price!)

95+ pts Wine Advocate / 95 pts Vinous Media

“Another gorgeous wine in this range, the 2018 Pinot Noir Estate Scallop Shelf is laced with pretty floral and mineral notes that work nicely with the wine's taut, mid-weight frame. Bright, focused and wonderfully nuanced, the 2018 has so much to offer. I very much like the wine's sense of energy, but it needs time to be at its best.” - VM

“The 2018 Estate Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf is gorgeous! The nose offers intoxicating scents of ripe cranberries, rhubarb and tangerine peel with accents of floral potpourri, dusty earth, exotic spices and rose petals. The medium-bodied palate is very finely grained, super fresh and bursting with spicy fruits, finishing very long and layered. 600 cases produced.” - WA

Peay Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2018 - $39.99 net 

94 pts Wine Advocate / 93 pts Vinous Media

A step up from their Cep. A little finer and more nuanced, really expands in the glass and will age gracefully.

“The 2018 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is a stellar appellation-level wine from Peay. Sweet red cherry, red plum, blood orange, mint and exotic spice notes infuse the 2018 with striking layers of nuance. The Sonoma Coast Pinot, all from the estate, really overdelivers within its peer group, and outside too. It is such a gorgeous and alluring wine.” – VM

“The 2018 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is very expressive, with warm blackberries, cranberry sauce, blood orange, black tea leaves, forest floor and an undercurrent of dark spices and earth. Medium-bodied and concentrated, it offers Goldilocks ripeness and angostura-laced flavor layers, finishing long and seamlessly fresh. 1,450 cases produced.” – WA

Peay Estate Syrah "Les Titans" 2017 - Sale $44.89 - Best US Price!!!

94+ pts Vinous / 94 pts Wine Advocate

"Powerful and tightly wound, Les Titans shows the more savory side of Syrah. Inky dark fruit, cured meats, black pepper, sage, smoke and grilled herbs infuse the 2017 with striking varietal character. Bold and pungent, with tons of Syrah character, the Titans dazzles from the very first taste. I won't be surprised if it is even better in another few years' time. For now, though, the 2017 is one of the most austere, young Titans I can remember tasting." VM

"Medium to deep ruby-purple, the 2017 Estate Syrah Les Titans opens very slowly in the glass, revealing layers of nuance with time: coffee, bitter chocolate and mint leaves emerge from fresh blackcurrant fruit with notes of iron, dried violets, lavender and aniseed. The medium to full-bodied palate is firm and grainy with bright pops of freshness and crunchy, peppery fruits, finishing long and understated. " WA

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