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Peter Michael Belle Cote Chardonnay 2001

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Peter Michael Belle Cote Chardonnay (2001)

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Winery:
Peter Michael Winery
Varietal:
Chardonnay
Region:
USA > California > Sonoma County > Knights Valley
Type:
White Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2013
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User Tags:  oak, resinous, fruit, citrus, pome, pear, lemon, serve chilled, stone fruits, balance 


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Chardonnay is America's most popular grape and with good reason. Made in styles that range from steely, mineral laced wines with crisp green apple fruit to wines that are buttery, rich, and laden with tropical fruits, there is a Chardonnay that will appeal to every palate. Chardonnay is most closely associated with France's Burgundy region and California's Northern valleys though it has proven successful around the globe.

Winemakers Notes

As the oldest of three Peter Michael estate Chardonnay vineyards,
Belle Côte exemplifi es how consistently these mountain vineyard
sites produce exceptionally high quality Chardonnay. Given the
naturally cool climate of the vineyard’s high elevation, and the
fact that the site is sheltered from the hot afternoon sun by its
southeastern exposure and a stand of trees on its western border,
the vines are exceptionally slow to ripen. For this site, the growing
season typically extends into October (two to three weeks longer
than most Chardonnay read more...

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Aromas of orange blossom, lemon, and tropical fruits fill the nose. Refined notes of oak are expressed as toasted biscuit. Rich fruit flavors expand on the palate; candied ginger, dried apricot, fresh red apple and citrus oils are evident from start to finish. New oak tones of vanilla enhanced by the toast level of the barrel nicely balance a mineral-toned acid finish. A medium bodied Chardonnay with an elegant aftertaste. This comes from our Belle Cote vineyard- the first vineyard developed in a series of Peter Michael estate Chardonnay vineyards. Back in 1989 we discovered the potential of read more...


 

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