2017 Peter Michael 'Ma Belle-Fille' Chardonnay
Producer: Peter Michael
Region: Knights Valley, Sonoma, CA
Country: USA
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage: 2017
ABV: 14.3%
Drink By: 2029Vivino: 4.5
Occasional Wine Note: Peter Michael is one of the premier Chardonnay producers in California and this offering really showcases why. What a great blend of ripe stone and sweet citrus fruits, minerality, and a touch of spice. Reserve this one for a very special occasion. It's a beauty!
Wine Advocate
Critic Score: 98
The 2017 Chardonnay Ma Belle Fille comes bounding out of the glass with all the joy and energy of a new puppy, featuring pronounced notes of apricot tart, honey toast, ginger snaps and lemon curd over a core of warm pears, apple pie and allspice, plus a hint of beeswax. Full-bodied, the palate is beautifully creamy and opulent with loads of spicy accents supporting the stone fruit layers, finishing with great freshness and minerality.
Jeb Dunnuck
Rating: 97
Clean, vibrant, full-bodied notes of white flowers, honeyed citrus, and crushed rocks emerge from the 2017 Chardonnay Ma Belle-Fille, but it's another tight, racy, backward wine that needs bottle age. With the incredible purity of fruit as well as the bright acidity that's the hallmark of this vintage, it has a great mid-palate, no hard edges, and a brilliant finish. There's a Chevalier-Montrachet-like purity and minerality here, and again, it needs 2-3 years in a cool cellar but is brilliant all the way.