Peter Michael Chardonnay La Carriere Knights Valley 2015 1500ml

In 2015, a drought year with small yields, Peter Michael's La Carrière Chardonnay emerged dense and richly layered. Grown on a steep, rocky hillside block of the family's Knights Valley estate, it opens with an intense nose of ripe peach, lemon curd, grapefruit peel, cooked pear and apple, joined by nutmeg, acacia honey, orange blossom, buttered toast and crème brûlée. James Suckling found it "rich yet energetic," while Wine Advocate highlighted its fine, fresh, elegant palate and long, minerally finish. Offered here in 1.5-liter magnum, it has aged more gracefully than standard bottles and is drinking beautifully now, with a few more years of life ahead.