Wine Details
Located just next to La Carrière, Belle Côte is a contrasting site with thicker soils and an eastern facing exposure. Sloped away from the afternoon sun and sheltered by a stand of trees on its western border, the vines are exceptionally slow to ripen. Typically this wine produces the broadest fattest fruit profile of our Chardonnays with dominant orange peel, tangerine and marmalade flavors accented with exotic lychee and the estate's signature wet stone mineral character. The name translates to "Beautiful Slope."

Viticulture
<strong>Belle Cote</strong>
<div>From Peter Michael Estate, high above Knights Valley in Eastern Sonoma County</div>
<strong>Planted: </strong>1990
<strong>Chardonnay clonal selections:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>See 33.3%</li>
 	<li>Old Wente 33.3%</li>
 	<li>Rued 33.3%</li>
</ul>