The 2021 Chardonnay Belle Côte is bursting with gregarious scents of candied peaches and apricot, roasted almonds, matchstick, spring honey and glossy yet integrated new oak spices. The palate is silky and bright despite its deep core of ripe, youthfully coiled fruit, and it has a long, flinty finish. It unfolds and changes with time in the glass, and with all that concentration and freshness it’s a great candidate for extended cellaring.
2021
Peter Michael Belle Côte Chardonnay 2021 3x150cl 97+/100 RP
Top Score: 97+ points
“a wine of tremendous density and power. Orchard fruit, dried pear, graphite, anise and dried flowers infuse the 2021 with tremendous flavor complexity.”
Price IN BOND
£780.00 3 x 150cl Magnums
1 in stock
| Colour | White |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
97+ points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
97 points Vinous
The 2021 Chardonnay Belle Côte is a wine of tremendous density and power. Orchard fruit, dried pear, graphite, anise and dried flowers infuse the 2021 with tremendous flavor complexity. Readers will find an intensely mineral, savoryChardonnay with the fruit pushed into the background. Belle Côte is the original Chardonnay planting at Peter Michael.
95 points Jeb Dunnuck
From the oldest Chardonnay vines on the property, planted in 1990, the 2021 Chardonnay Belle-Cote pours a medium yellow and has an expressive perfume of wildflowers, wet stone, and white peach. Full-bodied, this floral profile is just as pronounced and long on the palate, with a soft, silky texture and ripe notes of melon, honeysuckle, and honeyed lemon. Long and attractive, it can be enjoyed 2024-2034.
