Peter Michael, Mon Plaisir, Knights Valley

Really fun to drink a Cali chard with this much age. Lot going on, quite delicious

1989 vintage

Unfortunately a little past it’s prime. Darker in color, still very good. Tastes of honey and melon with nice finish. Still enjoyable, but drink it quick if u still have it.

2005 vintage

Inspire of age still very balanced with good residual acidity.

2004 vintage

p&p deep gold;roasted hazelnuts, cashews,almost smoky; buttered brioche, nut butter flavor and cardamon; grilled lemon slices on the finish. Very much a savory, mature profile but the structure is great- can't get this experience without age!

2005 vintage

Over the hill - vinegar

2004 vintage

very disappointing considering reviews

2004 vintage

From a magnum. Opened for over 4 hours which definitely helped as it warmed slightly. I would say we drank this at 50-55 degrees. There is a muted Apricot fruit nose which reminds me of dried fruit. In mouth the wine is lively and acidic with tropical fruit dancing around a thin wafer covered shell. Mid palette of candy, some buttered popcorn, mango and citrus fruit. Long lingering finish of citrus fruits. The wine is a mature middle aged Chardonnay …

2005 vintage

Still a wonderful wine!

2005 vintage

Still a wonderful wine, but it is time to drink up.

2005 vintage

Darker yellow with layers of pear, tropical fruits and great balance and finish

2005 vintage

Rich and creamy with pear and a little butterscotch and great balance

2005 vintage

In magnum. A superb California chardonnay with layers of flavors and textures. Subtle oak and tropical fruits in abundance.

2005 vintage

Last of 3... all very much over hill.

2005 vintage

The wine was clearly oxidized upon decanting.

2005 vintage

W mussels. Not ideal combination but i wanted a chard. Golden color (beautiful). Nose was very elegant and restraint, as it was on the palate, not this big powering chard. Great finish of elegant fruit and spices. Great wine that will live for quite a few years.

2004 vintage

Wow!

2005 vintage

Ditto last note

2005 vintage

Another excellent bottle although I think it has plateaued and may be starting fade a bit.

2005 vintage

Had this with lobster at a local restaurant.....still quite fresh, more of a subtle wine, well balanced and softened with age......creamy baked apple, pear, citrus....very nice smoke and wax to it...to go along with the vanilla bean, toasted marshmallow, hazelnut spice. Has nice minerality and even some chalk dust. Tasty, drinking well!

2004 vintage

Getting better as it ages. Beautiful balance, great finish. Nothing dominates.

2004 vintage

The nose smells like a freshly baked apple pie. Smoky, with distinctly apple cider taste. Lingering finish of buttery pie crust, cinnamon, apples. But, it is time to drink it.

2005 vintage

Amendment to last tasting note: After resting, this wine opened up with even more delightful nose notes of stone fruit, predominantly apricot, with pineapple and bursting flowery taste. The apple tones are still there, but complexity develops as the wine warms and notes of apricot, pineapple, pears, coconut, toasted almonds. Yum! Make sure not to drink this wine too chilled. Delightful mouth. Lingers on the palate with flowers and pineapple.

2005 vintage

Golden color, beautiful nose of spice, tropical fruit and wood, this is a classic cali chard that is not overdone but has all the right elements of fruit, smoke, caramel and a super long finish. At peak now and likely to decline sooner than later.

2005 vintage

- Yellow color with medium forming legs and aromas of cloves and geranium. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of hazelnut and hay/straw with a medium body. Oily texture with a medium finish - Color and nose are holding better than the fruit which displays some very slight oxidation. Our last bottle of this vineyard. Drink up.

2005 vintage

Out of 750,not quite as big as out of mag, but still beautiful...

2005 vintage

From magnum - light-medium yellow color; buttery, baked apple, savory nose; ripe Chardonnay, apple, baked apple palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points

2004 vintage

quite sweet, which i didn't find very favorable. it overshadowed the wine in every respect.

2005 vintage

Very nice. The right amount of vanilla and creaminess while still being elegant. Very ready- do not see this getting better. Wonderful wine.

2005 vintage

Golden color but a bit hazy as it is apparent that it is an unfiltered wine...The nose was quite nice with flavors of tropical fruit and caramel. The wine is still excellent and I disagree that it is on its decline. The group thought it was drinking beautifully with excellent fruit, good acidity and a long, mouthcoating finish. That said, I doubt it gets a lot better and probably time to drink up.

2004 vintage

A bit past its peak, but still very good. Needed a about 30 minutes to come together, but good structure gives way to medium fruit, some lemon and hazelnut but finish is a little vanilla caramel.

2004 vintage

Mag. Beautiful, but still early. Took 2 hours to show it's stuff, but once it opened, it was awesome. Save the other mag for a decade...Used it at the 2010 caviar/truffle party for the first course.

2005 vintage

(at Charleston – Baltimore) A bit acidic and ungenerous. Lacking a true middle – very good only. (88)

2004 vintage

14 Kt. gold in the glass. Nose redolent of citrus, pineapple and honey; citrus, buttered popcorn and butterscotch on the palate with balanced acidity and very restrained oak.The finish goes on and on and on.

2005 vintage

Always good... but I think I like these younger.

2004 vintage

Delicious. Color was light gold. Aromatics of citrus, earth. Great acidity, citrus, hint of butter. Nice long finish accentuated by the acids. Very enjoyable wine. Nice to see how these age.

2005 vintage

Light tropical fruit and lemon zest on the nose. Modest expansion on the palate, with pear and apple. Finishes with stone fruit and some nuttiness. Nice mouthfeel. Good overall but showed better young.

2004 vintage

Deep, rich, heady honey and darker citrus flavors. Some oak and beeswax notes. Big wine. Nice, but a touch blowsy for PM.

2005 vintage

My first must have been too cold. Flavors of peach, pear and pineapple explode with a nutty finish. Definitely on the down hill but still very nice.

2004 vintage

The Blind Drunks "Uptown" tasting & dinner (Dunham Woods Riding Club, Wayne, Illinois) : From magnum. Pale, cloudy yellow color. Aromas of mineral, tropical fruit, coconut and stone. Well-balanced, with fruit and mineral tones. Good underlying acidity and a long, minerally finish. 94-95 pts.

2004 vintage

It's not that I like this better than the last bottle---maybe I do-- but this is the last of two and I am regretful that I did not buy more on the offering. This bottle had considerable sediment and a pineapple color--entirely appropriate given the loads of pineapple on the nose, along with lemon and other citrus notes. Great mouthfeel with flavors modeling the nose along with crushed white stone and floral flavors and balanced acidity. Extremely long finish that …

2004 vintage

Every time a new offering comes in I ask myself if I want to spend $75 on a California Chardonnay. I look at Parker and at Tanzer and generally decide to buy some but not all of what is offered. Ended up with two bottles of this and am not disappointed at all. This wine has a great nose: citrus, pineapple, some vanilla and other scents I am too slow and dull to recognize. In the mouth it has all …

2004 vintage

Pale yellow. The nose screamed "I am the best of these you have tasted"-and it was. Floral, lemon,vanilla hints. Taste was a mellow, smooth rich mix of winter spices and citus with a little vanilla spiced around. Wonderful.

2004 vintage

Very typical PM... very good stuff.

2004 vintage

Palr gold. Nose was a full yet mellow mix of vanilla, flowers and cloves. taste was a wonderful mix of the above with a hint of citrus. Drinking a pointe.

2004 vintage

lacked the crispness i would ordinarily expect, and have enjoyed from the other vineyards in this vintage. this was more of a butterbomb oak slug, albeit still a neat package. my evaluation is a look within the family, not other producers. missing the expansive expression of fruit.

2004 vintage

Deft mix of white stone and fruit, some banana and vanilla-infused oak. Balanced but not mush power and complexity for the high price tag.

2004 vintage

Gold. Nose of citrus and vanilla. Smooth. Taste followed the nose. No hint of age. Very good.

2004 vintage

yellow. Nose of citrus and clove. Taste of citrus and vanilla. Nice.

2004 vintage

yellow. Nose with a touch of butterscotch, lemon curd. Nose. Taste was smooth, rich, just a hint of acid on the end that lifts up the taste. Wonderful.

2004 vintage

yellw. A bright lemony curd with clove and cinnamon. Taste of tropical fruits and acidic brightness on the end. Delish.

2004 vintage

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Peter Michael, Mon Plaisir, Knights Valley

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