2021 Failla Pinot Noir Peay Vineyard

The 2021 Pinot Noir Peay takes on even more intensity and richness while remaining pure, with kirsch, lavender, and sweet herbs. Full-bodied, its angular structure is matched with ripe fruit and notes of turned earth, tea leaf, and gripping tannins. It’s earthy though clean and can stand up to red meat. Drink 2025-2040. Since Failla’s first vintage in 1998, Ehren Jordan has been focused on producing exceptional cool-climate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Syrah using biodynamic farming practices. Today, Failla has 11 acres of estate vines and has steadily acquired key vineyard sources from the Occidental Ridge, Hirsch, Peay, Savoy, and Platt vineyards. More recently, they have been expanding north to Oregon, where they are now getting fruit from the Seven Springs Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills of the Willamette Valley. They have also purchased an Oregon winery, Patton Valley Vineyards in Gaston, as well as 30 acres of vineyard land in the Laurelwood District on sandy, windblown basalt soils.