Peter Michael, Knights Valley, Mon Plaisir, Chardonnay 2007 (1.5L) Loire lovely soil tones

lovely soil tones

yet fresh and elegant

foudre (30%) and 1- to 4-year-old small barrels (10%)

and readers might think of it as a more elegant

but balanced texture

Peter Michael, Knights Valley, Mon Plaisir, Chardonnay 2007 (1.5L) Loire lovely soil tones95 Points CellarTracker Chilled and then decanted for an hour to slowly bring up to room temperature. Initially this had a fairly oxidised note and I thought it might be over the hill. But the first taste disproved that theory completely. Very ripe, rich nose of golden delicious apples, fresh pineapple, butterscotch and lemon juice. Voluptuous mouth feel with a real depth and intensity of flavour. Poached apples and pears with an undertow of citrus