Peter Michael Les Pavots 2001 750mL

2001 Peter Michael - The 2001 Les Pavots merits a score several points higher than it did last year, no doubt because it has recovered from bottling and continues to gain in the bottle. This 1,853-case blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot exhibits a floral, blueberry, blackberry, and licorice-scented nose with smoky black currants in the background. A wine of great richness with a distinctive Graves-like, scorched earth component to the flavors, this full-bodied, elegant, pure, well-delineated 2001 will benefit from another 1-3 years of cellaring, and should age nicely for two decades.