2002 Champagne Pierre Peters, Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready, but will keep
- David Schildknecht
- 93/100
Product: 20021212527
Description
Les Chétillons is a small vineyard just to the north of the Grand Cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, with an almost perfect aspect and three parcels of vines which range in age from 40 to 70years. The sublime 2002 is a worthy ambassador for winemaker and vintage alike, now, almost a decade later, starting to open up; the aromas of spring flowers cede to gentle tropical fruit, with hints of orange zest, and roasted nuts and a beguiling palate which continues these themes, with a lacy mousse and fine pin-prick bubbles and an extraordinarily felicitous coda which marries the fruit and the sterner more mineral notes for which this village is so famous.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2002
Alcohol % 12
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Producer Champagne Pierre Péters
Critics reviews
David Schildknecht 93/100
Significantly harder-edged and more overtly alkaline and chalky than its successors tasted alongside, the Peters 2002 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvee Speciale Les Chetillons (from a bottle disgorged early in 2010) exhibits an herbal extract-tinged pear and melon fruit fundament reminiscent of the corresponding 2004. (Peters goes so far as to mention Chartreuse.) Hints of coffee ground lend a lightly roasted character, while pear pip and orange rind piquancy lend further counterpoint to the fruit, and a somewhat more meaty than crustacean savor serves for salivary stimulation. The dynamic on exhibit here is very slightly disjointed when compared with that displayed by the corresponding 2004, yet rivetingly energetic and persistent. I wonder whether this 2002 - impressive though it is - might not be passing through a difficult period from which it will emerge. I suggest planning tentatively on following some for another several years.David Schildknecht - 30/11/2013
About this wine
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Champagne Pierre Peters
The loquacious and extremely likeable Rodolphe Péters of Champagne Pierre Péters is one of the most highly respected champagne growers in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, where 12 of his 17 hectares are located. The style of Le Mesnil Champagnes, differing markedly from more gentle siblings from villages such as Cramant, focuses on mineral power and capacity to age. Péters is the master of this art; a full malolactic fermentation and moderately high fermentation temperatures serve to tame the steely acidity of the wines, but in no way diminishes their inherent power and potential to develop over the medium to long term. The non-vintage bottlings always incorporate a significant proportion- up to 40% - of reserve wine assembled over decades by saving back a portion of each year's blend and adding it to a solera.
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