Rated equal to, or slightly higher than, similar wines at this price point
Winery | Peter Michael |
|---|---|
Grapes | Chardonnay |
Region | Knights Valley |
Wine style | Californian Chardonnay |
Alcohol content | 14.8% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | The 2013 Ma Belle-Fille is spectacularly intense, boasting aromas of ripe peach,white rose, tangerine blossom, golden apple,nectarine and pastry elements such as Napoleon cake, accented with oyster shell minerality. Generous in the mouth, rich and concentrated,the wine displays flavors of William pear, honey, dried almond, meringue, dry chamomile, orange rind and notes of baked Reinette apple. In the mouth, the wine is tactile and gourmand with extreme purity. Layered and seductive, the finish is very long. |
With over 100,000 acres in production, Chardonnay claims more acreage than any other wine grape in California, and reigns supreme as the most popular wine consumed in the US (that's including reds and whites).
Chardonnay can trace its humble origins to Burgundy. Today it is the most widely planted white wine grape in the world. Why?
Chardonnay is prized because it's a hardy, vigorous vine that r...
