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Pierre Peters, Les Chetillons Cuvee Speciale Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 2010
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2010 Brut Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is quite open and accessible, with lovely balance and tons of class. I would prefer to drink it sooner rather than later, as the flavors are starting to turn towards the more mature end of the spectrum and the wine is showing the first signs of aromatic and flavor development. Dried pear, smoke, dried flowers, mint, candied lemon peel linger on the close. Disgorged April 2017. Dosage is 4.2 grams per liter.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Péters’ 2010 Brut Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons looks to be a relatively easygoing, approachable version of this reference-point Mesnil Champagne. There is good depth and purity to the flavors, but the 2010 is decidedly delicate and airy in the glass, with mid-weight structure and more openness than is typically the case. Scents of yellow orchard fruit, honey, chamomile and white flowers open up nicely. I don’t find the dimension or energy of the finest years. In exchange, though, the 2010 should drink well with minimal cellaring.
About the Producer
The Pierre Péters estate, situated in the heart of the "Côte des Blancs" in the village of Le Mesnil sur Oger, has been a family house for six generations and has produced Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagnes since 1919. We do everything possible to express the chalky soil of our great terroirs as passionate craftsmen. Champagne grower-producer, our wines come exclusively from our own vineyards. Our house currently operates just over 19 hectares of Chardonnay, mainly located in the communes of Le Mesnil sur Oger, Oger, Avize and Cramant. Our family has developed from generation to generation, its own selection of grapes (mass selection). We have been able to maintain and age vineyards which are now 30-years old on average. Each year in respect of the environment, we adapt our cultivation methods to obtain healthy grapes so that our Champagne expresses more precisely the richness, subtlety and the elegance of the great "terroirs" of the Côte des Blancs.
