1996 Peter Michael "Point Rouge" Sonoma County Chardonnay This is very tight at

This is very tight at this early stage

with notes of pepper

the 2013 Chambolle-Musigny les Amoureuses 1er Cru has a very elegant bouquet with plush red cherry and strawberry coulis underlaid by fine minerals

chocolate and pretty

aniseed and vanilla

1996 Peter Michael "Point Rouge" Sonoma County Chardonnay This is very tight at1996 was a much hotter year than 1997, 1995, and 1994. While the 1996s are outstanding wines, in some cases the aromatics are more muted because of 1996's high heat. As the tasting notes and ratings evidence, the Chardonnays are slightly more bunched in scores and quality than in vintages such as 1995 and 1994. The 1996 Chardonnay Point Rouge may not equal the near perfection of the 1995, but it is an extremely powerful, fabulously concentrated,