Shea Estate Pinot Noir

[andrawes76]

Just bought a few bottles of this cherry Willamette Valley Pinot under recommendation from a buddy in Houston. Anyone had an experience with Shea?

[dananne]

Lots of stellar producers make a Shea single vineyard, like Ken Wright, Lynn Penner-Ash, Patty Green, etc. We've enjoyed them many, many times through the years. Dick Shea keeps about a quarter of the fruit from his 200 acres in Yamhill-Carlton (our favorite spot in Willamette) to make his estate wine. We've had the '04, and the '05 is quietly sitting in our cellar. We didn't go out there last year, and we haven't yet seen the '06 on the shelves in Atlanta, so our little vert ends abruptly. That having been said, they show best after 5-7 years, so we'll probably pop our remaining '04 next year, and we'll start on the '05s the year after.

[wondersofwine]

I have had the St. Innocent Shea Pinot Noir previously. Like Dananne said, it needs some time.