Category: | Sparkling Wines |
Sub-Category: | Champagne |
Producer: | Pierre Peters |
Label Name: | Cuvee Speciale les Chetillons |
Vintage: | 2014 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Côte des Blancs, Champagne |
Volume: | 3000ml |
ABV: | 12% |
Grape(s): | 100% Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 8-10°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 96 pts; Tyson Stelzer (The Champagne Guide) 96; JamesSuckling. com 96; praised by Vinous; disgorged July 2021; dosage ~3. 5–4
Tasting Note
Crisp, mineral-driven Blanc de Blancs: lemon and green apple, white flowers, brioche and chalky oyster-shell minerality. Fine, persistent mousse with bright acidity and a long, saline finish.
Food Pairing
Oysters and shellfish, scallops, delicate white fish; sushi/sashimi and tempura; roast chicken or poultry, creamy seafood pasta; Asian dishes: sushi, tempura, Thai fish, light Chinese seafood or Cantonese dim sum.
Production Method
Méthode traditionnelle (Champagne); single-vineyard Les Chétillons fruit; stainless-steel fermentation, partial malolactic, ~6 years on lees; low dosage (≈3.5–4.5 g/L).
Vineyard Info
Pierre Péters is a family-run Champagne estate in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (Côte des Blancs), specializing in Grand Cru Chardonnay; Les Chétillons is their single-vineyard Cuvée Spéciale.