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Red
2000 Peter Michael Les Pavots
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Knights Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 52
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Rbtrage wrote: 94 points
January 28, 2023 - Drank with pate, steak frites and some cheese during RW. Still going strong and no sign of fading.
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Rbtrage wrote: 93 points
December 30, 2022 - Excellent. The best Les Pavots I have had.
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Mneumeier Likes this wine: 91 points
November 10, 2021 - Drank in Napa with the Birthday crew. Drank great. PnP.
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msuwine wrote: 95 points
July 14, 2021 - This layered and ripe Cabernet blend is transfixing right now - obviously on the mature side, but with plenty of energy and nuance, paired with a sweet fullness that the best mature California wines provide in spades. (Read: you wouldn't confuse this with a Bordeaux, but I dig that about this wine.) Purchased as a curiosity for $100 on WineBid, this wine more than delivered.
Garnet in color and full in body, the wine offers captivating aromas of blackberry, graphite, fresh mushroom, and dried oregano. The flavors are ripe but precise, with notes of sour cherry, tobacco leaf, espresso grounds, and crushed rock, with a balanced and lingering finish that develops a lovely cocoa note after a few hours of air. Blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 15% Cab Franc. 14.1% alcohol. Made by Luc Morlet, who took over after Mark Aubert left in 1999. 95+ at the moment, but likely to continue going strong for another 3-5 years.1 person found this helpful Comment -
kimraine Does not like this wine:
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
11/7/2003 (link)(Peter Michael, Les Pavots Knights Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102 (link)(Peter Michael Winery Red Wine Les Pavots Knights Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
12/20/2007 (link) 92 points(Peter Michael Les Pavots) Blackberry, cassis, herbaceous nose; blackberry and espresso palate; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
5/28/2004 (link) 89 points(Peter Michael Les Pavots) Very dark in color; tar, licorice, berry nose; tasty, licorice, berry, tar palate, drinking well already; medium oaky finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- Type Red
- Producer Peter Michael
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Les Pavots
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Knights Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,062 (52%)
- Consumed 991 (48%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
beef, burger, filetWho Likes This Wine
82% Like It 11 votes
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- ProducerPeter Michael
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
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