I wanted to revisit this to see how the wines are doing now. I bought the 2021 vintage fairly heavily, but haven’t tried most of the wines since release (with the exception of some entry level WV wines). I love most of the wines I’ve tasted from this vintage and think it’s a fairly structured, long lived vintage, but at four years old, I’m wondering if they’re shut down now. I normally wait at least 5-6 years before getting into most Oregon pinots (and think 8-15 years is really the prime window for my tastes), but I’m wondering if anyone has been digging into these recently and how they are (open, shutting down, etc).
I tend to agree with Marcus Goodfellow’s time lines for different AVA’s that he mentions here (Do you typically drink Oregon pinot 10+ years past vintage? - #54 by Marcus_Goodfellow), but I’m wondering if 2021 might need an extra couple of years.