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Estimate: $650
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"The 2017 Chardonnay Point Rouge slowly releases scents of candied ginger and citrus peel before being coaxed into giving up loads of savory suggestions of pie crust, shaved almonds and bread dough with a core of peach preserves, honey-drizzled pears and lemon tart plus a hint of crème caramel. Medium to full-bodied, the satiny palate possesses bags of poise and finesse with softly spoken freshness and loads of savory/toasty layers, finishing long with compelling mineral notes coming through. Already a WOW wine, I can't wait to see this after 3-4 years in bottle. 270 cases were made. The 2019 Kincade Fire came very close to the Peter Michael winery, according to winemaker Nick Morlet. âIt just got to the fence. No vines were lost, but it was close.â Turning to the wines, Morlet said: âI like wines that are powerful and elegant too. 2018 was a great vintage for this. And it is a great vintage for agingâthese wines should be great in two decades!â I tasted all these 2018s as barrel samples, due to be bottled in February 2020. â2017 was more of a hedonistic vintage than 2018,â Morlet added. âPeter Michaelâs sites have a huge advantage of altitude during a heat wave. Still, there are important variables to manage, such as irrigation and canopy.â He went on to say, âI like that these 2017 wines also display a lot of elegance, but they are certainly more flamboyant compared to 2018.â All their Semillon was declassified in 2017, since Morlet did not feel it measured up. Thus, there was no Coeur et Coeur produced in 2017."
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"The 2017 Chardonnay Point Rouge slowly releases scents of candied ginger and citrus peel before being coaxed into giving up loads of savory suggestions of pie crust, shaved almonds and bread dough with a core of peach preserves, honey-drizzled pears and lemon tart plus a hint of crème caramel. Medium to full-bodied, the satiny palate possesses bags of poise and finesse with softly spoken freshness and loads of savory/toasty layers, finishing long with compelling mineral notes coming through. Already a WOW wine, I can't wait to see this after 3-4 years in bottle. 270 cases were made. The 2019 Kincade Fire came very close to the Peter Michael winery, according to winemaker Nick Morlet. âIt just got to the fence. No vines were lost, but it was close.â Turning to the wines, Morlet said: âI like wines that are powerful and elegant too. 2018 was a great vintage for this. And it is a great vintage for agingâthese wines should be great in two decades!â I tasted all these 2018s as barrel samples, due to be bottled in February 2020. â2017 was more of a hedonistic vintage than 2018,â Morlet added. âPeter Michaelâs sites have a huge advantage of altitude during a heat wave. Still, there are important variables to manage, such as irrigation and canopy.â He went on to say, âI like that these 2017 wines also display a lot of elegance, but they are certainly more flamboyant compared to 2018.â All their Semillon was declassified in 2017, since Morlet did not feel it measured up. Thus, there was no Coeur et Coeur produced in 2017."
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