Our Wines & Spirits

Robert Parker: A great, great success (and of course, this isKnight's Valley material), the 2002 Les Pavots, which I loved frombarrel as well as bottle, still has a good 20+ years of life aheadof it. At this point, it is tasting like a vigorous youngadolescent in its evolutionary development. The blend in 2002 fromthe winery was 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 10% CabernetFranc and 7% Petit Verdot. Moreover there are just under 3,000cases of this spectacular wine, which I'm hoping many readers havecellared away. Inky black/purple, with a nose of incense, licorice,balsamic and Asian soy notes interwoven with blackberry, blueberryand hints of truffle and camphor, this wine is full-bodied, opulentand voluptuously textured, with sensational mid-palate, depth andrichness. This is a killer Bordeaux-styled, ripe, exuberant,flamboyant red from Peter Michael that stands as one of theall-time great Les Pavots cuvees ever made. It ideally needsanother 3-4 years of cellaring, although it is quite accessible andshould keep for a minimum of 20 or more years. Bravo!