Peter Michael Point Rouge Chardonnay 2013
Chardonnay
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2013
Size
750ML
ABV
14.9%
Features
Collectible
Boutique
Your Rating
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Winemaker Notes
Offering elegance, complexity and richness, the 2013 Point Rougeis an exceptional wine. The nose is filled with aromas of ripe apple, citrus oil, orange rind, William pear, almond and acacia honey. Seamless and rich in the mouth, notes of coconut, greengage, crème brûlée, honeysuckle, chestnut skin, vanilla and white truffle eare framed with an oyster shell minerality. The wine offers a rare harmony, as well as extraordinary tactile persistence. Already refined, the wine will gain even more complexity in 4-5 years and should continue to age gracefully for three decades.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 Chardonnay Point Rouge offers up plenty of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, pineapple and baked brioche notes, subtle oak, and a wonderfully multi-dimensional, prodigious mouthfeel and length. This super-intense Chardonnay is exquisite and a tour de force in winemaking. Drink it over the next decade or more.
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Wine Spectator
Ideal for fans of well-oaked, tropical fruit-driven Chardonnays. The wood gives this a buttery hint to offset the core of rich pineapple and guava flavors, revealing depth and nuance on the long, persistent finish.
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In 1982 Sir Peter and Lady Margaret Michael built the Peter Michael Winery on a square mile of rocky volcanic ridges that form the western face of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California. The estate vineyards rest on steep hillsides ranging in elevation from 1100 to nearly 2000 feet. Of the nearly 600 estate acres, only about 20% are planted to grapes. Peter Michael Winery is best known for single-vineyard and estate grown Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and a Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The Peter Michael Winery remains true to its commitment to growing classic grape varieties in small mountain vineyards in order to produce great wines using classical winemaking techniques. Given this covenant to the product, only a limited quantity will ever be available.
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