- Certified Organic
- 100% Pinot Noir
- 100% Peay Estate Vineyard
- Pomarium is Latin for apple orchard is the more broad-shouldered, savory and dark-fruited cuvée
- Clones: 45% Dijon 667; 32% Dijon 777; 23% Calera
- 8% whole cluster
- Aged on lees for 11 months in 27% new French oak barrels
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered
- 540 cases produced
- 13.4% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
West Sonoma Coast
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-PAY-42-21 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
99
Date
2023-07-21
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2023-06-15
"The 2021 Estate Pinot Noir Pomarium is notable this vintage for its balance of concentrated fruit and vibrant freshness. Its broody scents of cranberry sauce, mushroom and conifer give way to licorice and Angostura bitters as it spends time in the glass. Its concentrated flavors defy its youthfully reluctant aromas, offering wave after wave of perfumed fruit. It has a fine, chalky frame and focused acidity that drives its long, layered finish. It drinks beautifully straight from the bottle, but it may have more to offer in another 3-5 years."
Decanter
Score
96
Date
2024-04-22
"Pomarium is Latin for apple orchard. The Peay estate is a former 140-year-old apple orchard on the far West Sonoma Coast; nowadays, it is planted to Calera, Mt Eden, Swann and 667 clones, mainly the last two. The floral notes are pungent with hints of earth, frankincense and smoked cedar. This wine is 10% whole cluster; there's a red plum character with early-season tart blackberries, though there is a real woodsy character, dried pine needles, and early-season blackberry. Delicious."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2023-01-01
"The 2021 Pinot Noir Estate Pomarium is the most virile and earthy of the Peay Pinots. It offers up wild cherry, crushed autumn leaves, spice, tobacco and incense. Potent tannins add to an impression of somber gravitas. I find the 2021 a bit burly, but that is a pretty small critique at this level."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
98
Date
2024-06-28
"Youthful ruby with a hint of light magenta, on the nose, the 2022 Pinot Noir Pomarium offers bright pomegranate lift, fresh pine needles, minty herbs, dried flowers, and a hint of licorice. It reveals vibrant tension and deeper concentration on the palate, with a long, earthy finish and notes of tea leaf. Its ripe tannins have a chiseled but elegant feel, and it's fantastically sculpted. Drink 2026-2046."
2022
Wine Enthusiast
Score
97
Date
2025-03-01
"A beautiful floral bouquet and soft raspberry fruit aromas overflow the glass on the nose of this Pinot. The hallmark of Peay's coastal vineyard is clear in both the energy and subtlety of the midpalate, where cherry, black tea and cedar meet lemon pith and slate in a constantly evolving kaleidoscope of tannin and acid for almost ninety seconds. — Tom R. Capo"
2022
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2024-01-01
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Estate Pomarium is fabulous. Broad, ample and resonant, the Pomarium shows the more extroverted side of the year. Black fruit, mocha, chocolate, incense, leather and dark spice soar out of the glass. This potent, brooding Pinot Noir packs a tremendous punch. It's the most extroverted Pinot in the Peay range and is absolutely fantastic in this tasting. - Anthonio Galloni"
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2024-03-29
"The 2022 Estate Pinot Noir Pomarium is scented of pomegranate, forest floor, rooibos tea leaves and mushrooms. The medium-bodied palate features concentrated, juicy fruit, gently chalky tannins and a latent, spicy finish. It could use another year or two in bottle."
2019
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
91
Date