2013 Peter Michael, Les Pavots, Knights Valley, Bottle (750ml)

DR99 "The 2013 vintage started with a dry spring with mild temperatures. Bloom was even and bountiful with no rain or large heat spikes, which allowed for ideal fruit intensity and balance. An excellent match for braised short ribs served over creamy polenta, violets and medicine box aromas dominate. In the mouth it has a dried rosemary character and chewy tannins which give this wine plenty of stamina for years to come." ED for DR March 2019

RP98+ "The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Les Pavots, which is their proprietary red wine blend from Knights Valley, is a killer effort, and one of their all-time greats, ranking right up there with the 2007 or 1997. A blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Cabernet Franc and the rest Merlot and Petit Verdot, there are 3,600 cases of it. The wine displays plenty of mocha, chocolate, blackberry, creosote and charcoal in an incredibly complex fragrance. Full-bodied and opulent, it shows, loads of tannin, a hint of unsmoked cigar tobacco and plenty of black and blue fruits. Opaque purple to the rim, this wine is in need of a good 5-6 years of cellaring and certainly has 30-40 years of life in it." RP for TWA Dec 2015

JS98 "The energy and decadence in this wine is truly breathtaking with dried flowers, wet bark, plum, strawberry, and forest fruit. Full body, ultra-soft and velvety tannins. Savory and sappy. Juicy finish. Decadent and more-ish. A wine with a great future and richness." June 2016