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 trocken Weißwein |
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 |