Pierre Péters Les Chétillons Cuvée Spéciale Blanc De Blancs Grand Cru Brut 2013

What

A grower-producer since 1919 making some of the Côte des Blancs most age-worthy cuvées and now a small house.

Where

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Côte des Blancs; 18 ha of estate vines, 10 of which are in Le Mesnil including the lieu-dit Les Chétillons.

Why

Champagne expert Tyson Stelzer calls Les Chétillons "Le Montrachet of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger." Three 40-70-year-old parcels within the intensely chalky vineyard are fermented separately then carefully blended. Partial malolactic fermentation moderates the extreme uprightness of the base wines.

What else

Entry level Cuvée de Réserve is blended exclusively from top Côte des Blancs villages.

Tasting Notes

Super chalky with pure lemon and yuzu aromatics packed with nervous energy. Powdery texture and acid sear the palate from the moment of entry, giving a sense of tightly-coiled magnificence. The palate adds moments of salinity and iodine to the nose’s citrus, with a seductive, yeasty waft of biscuits to finish.

Try It With

Sashimi and other raw fish dishes. 

When To Drink

Apéritif.

Perfect For

Your champagne collector friend.

Tatler Tip

The mousse does seem to dissipate somewhat quickly, leaving more of a creamy rather than a fizzy impression.

TL/DR

Gracile, pure and charged.

Supplier

Watson's Wine