Shea Wine Cellars Estate Pinot Noir 2021, Shea Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Planted to vineyard in the late 1980’s, Shea Vineyard in the 2020’s is now a 280-acre property with 140 acres planted to Pinot Noir and 6 acres of Chardonnay. One of the prominent vineyards in the country, Shea Vineyard makes wines for their eponymous label with 20% of the Pinot noir grapes and 33% of the Chardonnay grapes. The bulk of the fruit produced is sold to some of the finest winemakers in Oregon and California. Our Estate Pinot Noir is the best representation of Shea Vineyard as a whole in a given vintage. The 2021 Estate Pinot Noir is lush and elegant with dark red fruit aromatics and baking spice notes. Perfectly balanced acidity and silky tannins lead to a lingering finish. This wine is a great representation of the 2021 growing season, which was long and warm without any of the weather events we sometimes worry about when farming grapes; a dream from start to finish.