Led by Mark Aubert, one of California's most talented, enthusiastic, and energetic young wine-making teams is pushing Peter Michael into the stratosphere. This is one of the most exciting wineries in not only Sonoma, California, but the world. It is not often you find a winery making exceptional Sauvignon, multiple cuvees of profoundly rich Chardonnays, and a Bordeaux-styled, classy, complex red wine. No one is missing a step at this winery located in the beautiful Knight's Valley, on the road between Calistoga and Santa Rosa. Peter Michael's 1994 Chardonnays have achieved such a high level of quality that they rival past vintages of the winery's luxury cuvee, Point Rouge. The 1994 Chardonnay Monplaisir (virtually all of its fruit comes from the same Upper Barn vineyard used by Marcassin), made from wild yeast, is an unfiltered, full-bodied, splendidly endowed Chardonnay that must give Burgundy producers nightmares. The wine displays a full-bodied feel in the mouth, that complexity that can only come from wild yeasts, and gobs of fruit, glycerin, and alcohol in the long, lush finish. It is a terrific Chardonnay for drinking over the next 2-3 years. These are stunning Chardonnays that will be gobbled up when they hit the marketplace in 1996. Tel. (707) 942-4459; Fax (707) 942-0209