Peter Michael Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene 1997
95/100 PP
The 1997 Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene (named so because it is fermented completely with indigenous vineyard yeasts) exhibits a light gold color, and a complex nose of smoky, leesy Chardonnay fruit intermixed with smoky, roasted hazelnuts, orange blossoms, and citrus. Full-bodied, with excellent underlying acidity, and more minerality to its flavors than Mon Plaisir, this profoundly concentrated, complex Chardonnay is a prodigious offering. Production was 550 cases, with the alcohol a boisterous 14.1%. Look for this wine to drink well for 5-7 years. The 1997's are leesy, complex, full-bodied, unfiltered Chardonnays. The wines had been bottled in August, yet were singing at high volume when I tasted it in September.
This brilliantly run winery continues to push the quality of their wines to even more remarkable heights."
(Robert M. Parker, Jr., robertparker.com)
The 1997 Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene (named so because it is fermented completely with indigenous vineyard yeasts) exhibits a light gold color, and a complex nose of smoky, leesy Chardonnay fruit intermixed with smoky, roasted hazelnuts, orange blossoms, and citrus. Full-bodied, with excellent underlying acidity, and more minerality to its flavors than Mon Plaisir, this profoundly concentrated, complex Chardonnay is a prodigious offering. Production was 550 cases, with the alcohol a boisterous 14.1%. Look for this wine to drink well for 5-7 years. The 1997's are leesy, complex, full-bodied, unfiltered Chardonnays. The wines had been bottled in August, yet were singing at high volume when I tasted it in September.
This brilliantly run winery continues to push the quality of their wines to even more remarkable heights."
(Robert M. Parker, Jr., robertparker.com)
| Anbauregion: | Napa Valley, Sonoma |
| Flaschengröße: | 75 cl - Bouteille, Normalflasche |
| Jahrgang: | 1997 |
| Klassifikation: | AVA Alexander Valley |
| Typ: | Weißwein Weißwein trocken |
| Land: | Kalifornien |
| Weingut: | Michael, Peter |
| Rebsorte: | Chardonnay |
| Ausbau: | spontan mit weinbergseigenen Hefen vergoren, 14-16 Monate in zu 75% neuen, französischen Barriques von Francois Frère |
| Durchschnittliches Rebenalter: | 35 Jahre |
| Durchschnittliche Jahresproduktion: | 5.600 Flaschen |
| Boden: | Vulkanischer Boden mit Kiesel und zersetzten Muschel-Ablagerungen |
| Alkoholgehalt: | 14,0 % vol |
| Trinkempfehlung ab: | jetzt |
| Trinkempfehlung bis: | 2020 |
| Trinktemperatur: | 12-14 °C |
| Bewertung robertparker.com: | 95 /100 |
| Bewertung cellartracker im Ø: | 93,5 /100 |
| Bewertung Jahrgang: | *****/***** |
| Importeur: | Eigenimport |
| Abgefüllt von: | Peter Michael Winery 12400 Ida Clayton Rd, Calistoga, CA 94515, USA |