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The October 2019 Auction: Part 5
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Estimate: $250
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"The 2017 Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene springs from the glass with graceful lemon and pear drops scents followed by wafts of honeycomb, ginger ale, jasmine and nutmeg plus hints of sassafras, fragrant hay and almond croissant. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has impressive elegance for this generally more decadent vintage, featuring loads of mineral and savory sparks and seamless freshness, finishing long and with an edifying perfume. 517 cases were made. The 2019 Kincade Fire came very close to the Peter Michael winery, according to winemaker Nick Morlet. âIt just got to the fence. No vines were lost, but it was close.â Turning to the wines, Morlet said: âI like wines that are powerful and elegant too. 2018 was a great vintage for this. And it is a great vintage for agingâthese wines should be great in two decades!â I tasted all these 2018s as barrel samples, due to be bottled in February 2020. â2017 was more of a hedonistic vintage than 2018,â Morlet added. âPeter Michaelâs sites have a huge advantage of altitude during a heat wave. Still, there are important variables to manage, such as irrigation and canopy.â He went on to say, âI like that these 2017 wines also display a lot of elegance, but they are certainly more flamboyant compared to 2018.â All their Semillon was declassified in 2017, since Morlet did not feel it measured up. Thus, there was no Coeur et Coeur produced in 2017."
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"The 2017 Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene springs from the glass with graceful lemon and pear drops scents followed by wafts of honeycomb, ginger ale, jasmine and nutmeg plus hints of sassafras, fragrant hay and almond croissant. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has impressive elegance for this generally more decadent vintage, featuring loads of mineral and savory sparks and seamless freshness, finishing long and with an edifying perfume. 517 cases were made. The 2019 Kincade Fire came very close to the Peter Michael winery, according to winemaker Nick Morlet. âIt just got to the fence. No vines were lost, but it was close.â Turning to the wines, Morlet said: âI like wines that are powerful and elegant too. 2018 was a great vintage for this. And it is a great vintage for agingâthese wines should be great in two decades!â I tasted all these 2018s as barrel samples, due to be bottled in February 2020. â2017 was more of a hedonistic vintage than 2018,â Morlet added. âPeter Michaelâs sites have a huge advantage of altitude during a heat wave. Still, there are important variables to manage, such as irrigation and canopy.â He went on to say, âI like that these 2017 wines also display a lot of elegance, but they are certainly more flamboyant compared to 2018.â All their Semillon was declassified in 2017, since Morlet did not feel it measured up. Thus, there was no Coeur et Coeur produced in 2017."
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