Peter Michael Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene Sonoma County 2015 1500ml

Peter Michael's Cuvée Indigène takes its name from the native yeasts that carry out its fermentation, a signature of the estate's traditional, minimal-intervention approach to Chardonnay. The fruit comes from Sir Peter Michael's mountain vineyards in Knights Valley, at the northeastern edge of Sonoma County, where rocky volcanic soils and cool nights produce wines of power and tension. The 2015 vintage was a drought year with tiny yields, giving small, concentrated, intensely flavored grapes. Expect ripe orchard and citrus fruit, toasted hazelnut, brioche and a flinty, mineral edge. This magnum has aged more slowly than a standard bottle and is drinking well now, with several more years ahead.