Peter Michael, L'Esprit des Pavots, Knights Valley
LWIN: 1212295
Peter Michael, L'Esprit des Pavots, Knights Valley has sold at auction 140 times in the last five years across all vintages, at a median of $69 per 750ml. The most traded vintages are 2015, 2014 and 2006.
Auction median, all vintages
$69
140 sales · $57–75 middle half
Retail offers now
90
all vintages
Last auction sale
Oct 21
2026
Prices by vintage
Live auction lots (6)
$42per 750ml incl. premium56% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
2006 · Lot 505 · Qty 6
$70per 750ml incl. premium35% below retail
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2009 · Lot
$66per 750ml incl. premium33% below retail
K&L Wine Auctions - 2026-11
2007 · Lot 2080489 · Qty 3
$70per 750ml incl. premium28% below retail
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2012 · Lot
$70per 750ml incl. premium22% below retail
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2010 · Lot
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Knights Valley
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Knights Valley
- Morlet, Cabernet Sauvignon Mon Chevalier, Knights Valleyavg $114 · 124 sales
- Anakota, Helena Dakota Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valleyavg $94 · 108 sales
- Beringer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valleyavg $31 · 61 sales
- Donelan, Obsidian Syrah, Knights Valleyavg $74 · 56 sales
- Anakota, Helena Montana Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valleyavg $70 · 34 sales
- Beringer, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valleyavg $41 · 31 sales
- Delectus, French Wedding Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valleyavg $45 · 19 sales
- Perfect Season, Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valleyavg $76 · 17 sales
- Pax, Syrah Obsidian, Knights Valleyavg $48 · 16 sales
About Peter Michael
Peter Michael Winery grows most of its wines on a Knights Valley ranch on the volcanic slopes of Mount St. Helena, with about 149 acres of vines on rocky rhyolite. Les Pavots, the estate Cabernet blend (65% Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot in 2023), comes from south-facing blocks at 900–1,400 feet, ages about 18 months in French oak and is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Chardonnays come from higher single blocks: Belle Côte, Ma Belle-Fille, Mon Plaisir and the steep La Carrière, plus Point Rouge and Cuvée Indigène. L'Après-Midi is Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon, Au Paradis an Oakville Cabernet and Ma Danseuse a Seaview Pinot Noir.
- Region
- Knights Valley (Sonoma); Seaview; Oakville
- Owner
- Founded by Sir Peter and Lady Michael (1982)
- Vineyards
- Knights Valley Ranch: about 750 acres, 149 planted, rhyolite soils, 900–1,900 ft
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Pinot Noir
- Wines
- Les Pavots, Au Paradis, Belle Côte, Ma Belle-Fille, Mon Plaisir, La Carrière, Point Rouge, L'Après-Midi, Ma Danseuse
- Style
- Les Pavots: about 18 months French oak, unfined and unfiltered
- Website
- https://petermichaelwinery.com/
Sources: petermichaelwinery.com, millesima-usa.com