The 2021 Chardonnay La Carrière has pure, precise scents of white peach, meringue, matchstick and honeyed undertones. Silky, mouth-coating and seamless, it has incredibly pure, concentrated apricot and honey flavors and a long, flinty finish. Despite its generosity (you could drink it now if you wanted to), it should mature gracefully in bottle over the next decade.
2021
Peter Michael, La Carrière Chardonnay 2021 6 x 75cl 95/100 WA
Top Score: 95/100 points
“Exquisite, with power and delicacy to the butterscotch pudding, marmalade and fresh peach flavors at the core. “
Price IN BOND…
£725.00 6 x 75cl Bottle
5 in stock
| Colour | WHITE |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
95 points Vinous
The 2021 Chardonnay La Carrière is bursting with energy. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, mint and tangerine peel are all beautifully sculpted in this super-expressive, nuanced Chardonnay. I very much like the minerality here. This is the steepest slope at Peter Michael, blocks with low vigor and therefore low yields.
95 points Wine Spectator
Exquisite, with power and delicacy to the butterscotch pudding, marmalade and fresh peach flavors at the core. But this white is just getting started, showing lemon zest, fresh rosemary flowers and candied ginger notes that add complexity and length, plus litsea oil accents, vibrant acidity and a supple texture.
