Peter Michael Chardonnay Mon Plasir Sonoma County 2020 1500ml

Sir Peter Michael, a British entrepreneur, founded his estate on the volcanic slopes of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley in the early 1980s, and its Chardonnays rank among California's finest. Mon Plaisir is one of the estate's signature bottlings. The 2020 matured for about 12 months in roughly 40% new French oak, and Wine Advocate found yellow peach, honeycomb, allspice and flint with exotic touches of guava and jasmine on a satiny, expansive palate. Jeb Dunnuck highlighted crushed rock, ripe pear and a rich, stony texture, expecting it to keep unfolding for a decade or more. Offered here in magnum, which ages more slowly, it should drink well into the 2030s.