Bob McDonald

9.6

Red and black fruits - a savoury plum character - also a note of creosote and tar. A lovely medium to full bodied palate - reeks of old vine Barossa Shiraz. Drinks well now but will easily last until 2030. Malcolm Stopp is the Brand Ambassador for Peter Lehmann and his comments are worth repeating, particularly the last sentence, “The bouquet beautifully incorporates dark briary fruits, chocolate and a touch of aniseed, whilst the finish is firm yet finely grained. A wine of great dignity that will continue to improve with still many years of careful cellaring. If you don’t like this wine there’s bugger all we can do……!!! — 9 months ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has moist brioche, browning yellow apple peel, honey, dried lemon zest, green herbs and seashells.

Palate has bruised yellow apple, lemon peel, nectarine, green apple peel, faint tangerine with great acidity and fleeting minerality.

Fine bubbles, plenty of pressure under the cork. A pleasure for all the senses.
This is the zero-dosage (nature) version produced for the 1992 vintage. — 4 years ago

Larry Frierson

9.6

Best I have had except for the 1996. At a perfect place. Will not get any better with age. — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

21 September 2017. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 9 years ago

Miranda Abreu

9.0

Vino blanco seco, con acidez y alcohol mes-alto, notas minerales y herbáceas. Aromas a toronja rosada y albaricoque. — 9 years ago

Mick Eddy

9.6

Amazing vintage of Peter Michael. Delicious. — 9 years ago

with Amber

B

10

2007 Peter Michael Point Rouge Chardonnay. HB w MnD and J&D B. We loved this wine wine so much at the Heart concert and we loved it tonight. Floral, along with notes of buttery brioche and oak. However, somewhat surprisingly, as we drank this in comp to the 2013 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay, it did not win out. Still such a great wine that we really, really enjoyed. — 10 years ago

Randy

9.5

Surprisingly good — 11 years ago

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.1

Yellow stone fruit, slate, bitterness. Lack of tension on the mid palate. — 11 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.1

Decent but could use a little more oomph — 9 months ago

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on July 26, 2025 at l’Ete du Vin with Ned and Beth]

Lemon, apple, mango and mandarin orange, with ginger and almonds. — 10 months ago

Mark Harrison

8.9

2016 lite and somewhat dry. Beautiful deep purple color. — 4 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

25 year anniversary of this wine. I have been a Peter Franus fan for a long time. This zin is medium ruby, black and white pepper, clove, cedar, red cherry, vanilla on the nose--the wood is definitely pushing through, but not overpowering. On the palate, more blue/black fruit emerges, blackberry mainly. Tannins still pretty dry, alcohol high. I think this can rest even longer but it's great now too. Awesome!!!

92+ points — 6 years ago

Marcus Maroney

9.4

Subtle and amazing — 9 years ago

Joy Patton

9.0

Very tasty! Could quite possibly be a new favorite... — 9 years ago

Marc S

9.0

Too harsh after opening; leather and dark olives. Next day cleared! Cherries and plums in balance with light oak. — 9 years ago

Eric Waxman

9.1

Still in good shape which is no easy task for a 2004 California Chard — 10 years ago

Mireya Jurado

10

Not too oaky, a lot of flavor but it's not overwhelming — 10 years ago

Rob Moose

9.4

2000. Side by side with Clos. This came across fresher, younger (label was pristine, as opposed to damp/stained Clos label) with more exoticism but less sheer impact and minerality. — 11 years ago

Puerto Rico Wine News

9.3

Really nice stuff — 13 years ago

JKT

9.1

This one, on the other hand, did smack me in the face with a surprising streak of lean almost metallic minerals cutting through. — 10 months ago

Jason Phillips

9.0

Muted nose. Honey, apricot, and butter. Buttery, fully coating the palate. Heavy finish. — 10 months ago

E D

9.0

Nice version of this variety. Rich grape. Quite dry and acidic on the tongue. — 5 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.0

Mfdz y tad — 7 years ago

Myra Lybarger

10

$10.99 very smooth — 9 years ago

Andy Hall

9.3

We always drink a PM on release day to celebrate. Typical strong effort with this Pinot, certainly a relief from the summer. — 9 years ago

Jeff Hollinden

9.5

Beautiful. Incredibly well balanced. — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2013 vintage. At Costa Navarino, Greece. Medium lemon hue. On the nose, quite complex - lemon curd, chalky minerality, honeysuckle. On the palate, a little fat, medium acidity, medium plus concentration and fairly long finish. The mineral nature of the wine is more apparent on the mid palate. Very enjoyable. Drink now until 2023+. — 10 years ago

Michael Wilson

9.5

Holy moly this is audacious chenin — 11 years ago

with Harold and Scott

Alek Leontie

10

One of the few Cali SB that can compete with the top Pessac wines. — 12 years ago