2022 Peter Michael Winery “L’Après-Midi “ Sauvignon Blanc Knights Valley
Wine Advocate
94 Points
The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc L’Après-Midi, blended with 8% Sémillon and matured in about 15% new French oak, features ringing tones of peach, kiwi, tarragon and white lily with undertones of candle smoke, flint and petrichor.
2022 Peter Michael Winery Chardonnay Belle Côte Knights Valley
Wine Advocate
96-98 Points
I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Belle Côte from tank shortly before it was due to be bottled.
2022 Peter Michael Winery Chardonnay La Carrière Knights Valley
Wine Advocate
96-98 Points
I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay La Carrière from tank on the day of its bottling.
2023 Peter Michael Pinot Noir Le Caprice, Fort Ross-Seaview
Wine Advocate 93-95 Points
I tasted the 2023 Pinot Noir Le Caprice as a sample just before it was bottled.
2023 Peter Michael Winery Sauvignon Blanc L’Après-Midi
Wine Advocate 94 Points
Grapes for the 2023 Sauvignon Blanc L’Après-Midi were picked from September 21 through November 2—an especially long harvest window.
2022 Domaine Jonathan Pey Morgon, Beaujolais, “Belleville”
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points
This fine Beaujolais impresses with old vine richness, regional focus and a dinner worthy style.
Winemaker's Notes
Marked by a particularly hot and dry climate, the 2022 vintage in Provence benefited on the terroirs of the interior valleys that were welomed with rain showers in early September, which allowed the grapes to complete their maturity.
2019 Pfendler Chardonnay (Petaluma Gap)
Wine Enthusiast
93 Points
This is the debut vintage for winemaker Erica Stancliff at Pfendler, a welcome debut with estate-grown fruit grown at 2,200-feet elevation.
2006 Phelps "Insignia" Proprietary Red Wine, Napa Valley
Wine Advocte
94 Points
The 2006 Insignia possesses a deep ruby/purple color as well as copious amounts of cassis, but has not yet developed secondary nuances.
2021 Picayune Cabernet Sauvignon Starry Sky Vineyard, Knights Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel 96+ Points
This is a deeply concentrated, tightly focused and altogether classically styled Knights Valley Cabernet.
2023 Picayune Rosé of Syrah “Hay Penny”, Saureel Vineyards, Sierra Foothills
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points
This is a lovely Rosé, with charm and fine varietal accuracy.
2021 Pierre Sparr Grande Réserve Pinot Gris Alsace
Wine Enthusiast
88 points
A charming white, featuring apricot and papaya flavors that are underscored by spice and floral notes.
2020 Pilcrow Cabernet Sauvignon Ghost Block Vineyard, Yountville, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score - 95 Points
From its deep purple color to its lingering finish, this is a notably ripe, clean, and polished 2020 Cabernet of immediate appeal.
2021 Pilcrow Cabernet Sauvignon Ghost Block Vineyard, Yountville, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97+ Points
Very ripe, fruit-packed and surprisingly powerful, the nose of this clearly age-worthy beauty melds scents of black cherry, cassis, cranberry sauce, dark sour cherry, violet, clove, cedar, licorice root, tobacco and peppercorn into a bold, focused medley.
2016 Pina Cabernet Sauvignon Firehouse Vineyard, Rutherford, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points
This gutsy bottling opens with piquant, focused aromas of pomegranate, red currant and Asian plum sauce that rise above a background of tobacco and baking spice.
2022 Pisoni Pinot Noir Pisoni Vinetyard Santa Lucia Highlands
Wine Advocate 92 Points
The 2022 Pinot Noir Pisoni opens with a characteristically black-fruited nose supplemented by amaro and toasty oak aromas, introducing a dense, fleshy palate brimming with an extremely ripe core of compacted fruits.
2018 Poggi Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95 Points
This is a big, focused, youthful Cab that delivers the impact of 2018 along with the flavor profile and character of its noble appellation.
2019 Poggi Cabernet Sauvignon Twin Palms Vineyard Calistoga, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96 Points
In tune with the style of its great vintage, the 2019 Poggi Twin Palms reprises all the virtues of their ostentatiously opulent 2018, yet the '19 is prettier and has a more suave texture.
