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2006 Champagne Pierre Peters, Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Chardonnay
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2006 Champagne Pierre Peters, Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut

Description

Les Chetillons is situated 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 70 years.

This outstanding cuvée is rapidly assuming legendary status, its old vines providing the definitive statement of the very particular style of this village, a style which resides in mineral power and incredible purity.

The 2006 is still young of course, but its latent quality is evident, the vintage in question now being lauded as the finest in Champagne since 2002. The aromatics of hedgerow and peach stone are beguiling, the fruit on the palate ripe and full, its steely core failing fully to conceal the concentration and spicy complexity that will evolve over many years.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2006
Alcohol % 12
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Property Champagne Pierre Péters

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.

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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