In 2024 (a very calm growing season), there was lots of rain, but much like the Chards, the Sauvignon Blanc was on schedule for budbreak and had better fruit set than in 2023. The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc L’Après-Midi is a bright uniform straw color, with 94% Sauvignon Blanc and the addition of 6% Semillon. It’s aromatic and I love the refreshing texture, chalkiness, and mouthwatering lift it has on the palate. It shows waxy notes but leans more savory, with melon rind, salty lime, and grapefruit. Offering an elegant perfume without being blowsy or overly sweet, it has a lot of charm now and can drink well over the coming 5-7 years. These are some of the best Sauvignon Blancs from the region, hands down, and I love the mineral tension and energy this one closes with. Drink 2026-2033. ~95 Jeb Dunnuck
The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc L’Après-Midi contains 6% Sémillon. It matured in around 15% new French oak and was bottled the spring after the harvest. It has continually unfurling scents of flint, white peach, tarragon, lemongrass, graham cracker, chamomile and honey. The full-bodied palate is bursting with layers of flinty stone and citrus fruit, and it has a lifted, silky texture. It’s balanced by succulent acidity and has a long, perfumed finish. 2,162 cases were made. ~94 Wine Advocate
The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc L'Après-Midi is a powerful, vibrant Knights Valley wine from mountain vineyards that range from 1,000 to 1,400 feet in elevation. This structured, potent Sauvignon Blanc is very much a wine for the dinner table. Chalk, mint, white pepper, slate and lemon oil build nicely into the taut, salivating finish. ~93 Vinous
2024 Peter Michael L'Apres-Midi Sauvignon Blanc Knights Valley
- "Some of the Best Sauvignon Blancs From the Region" ~95 Jeb Dunnuck
- "Powerful, Brilliant" ~Vinous Media
- Whole-Cluster-Pressed, Naturally Fermented In French Oak Barrels
- Peter Michael Winery, Four Decades Of Ultra-Premium California Whites
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2024 Peter Michael L'Apres-Midi Sauvignon Blanc Knights Valley
About The Wine
At A Glance
- Varietal:
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Region:
- Knights Valley
- Sub-Appellation:
- Knights Valley
- Alcohol:
- 15.2%
- Size:
- 750ml
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- PAIRS WITH
- Fish · Shellfish · Salad · Vegetables · Seafood
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Peter Michael
Peter Michael was born on 17 June 1938 and is a British engineer and businessman. He was educated at Whitgift School. After training as an engineer at Queen Mary University of London, he worked at Smith Industries and Plessey. He founded and managed technology companies including Micro Consultants Group, UEI plc, Cosworth Engineering and Quantel. In 1983, he founded the Peter Michael Winery in the Knights Valley region of Calistoga, northern California. Les Pavots was named by Lady Michael after the wild California poppies that color the landscape of the Knights Valley ranch. Since the debut 1989 vintage, this refined Cabernet blend offers a signature profile of blueberry notes, a hint of herbs de Provence, and a wonderful expression of the full spectrum of red Bordeaux varieties.
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