
2009 Pierre Peters "Les Chétillons - Cuvée Spéciale" Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne (1.5L) (nicked label)
95
Wine Advocate
Review Date: 06/2016The 2009 Les Chétillons Cuvée Spéciale Blanc de Blancs Brut blends three plots located in the terroir of Chétillon in the Côte des Blancs Grand Cru Le Mesnil. Disgorged in November 2014, Péter's prestige cuvée offers a rich and complex, chalky and buttery nose with flavors of fresh mushrooms, honey, brittle and really ripe Chardonnay fruit. However, despite its richness, the wine indicates a great purity and elegance—and this is exactly what you get on the palate. Due to its shocking purity, this 2009 is incredibly fresh and seemingly light on the palate, but rich and complex at the same time. The finish is forcefully mineral, highly complex, salty and very, very long. It is provided with a piquant grip and mouthwatering lemon flavors in the aftertaste. The total production is 7,000 bottles and every bottle you don't drink will be drunk by somebody else. Although the wine will gain further complexity, it is already exciting to drink. One of the best Blanc de Blancs I had on my 2016 tasting tours. Have a look at the price and you'll find a good argument to call this is a Best Buy. (SR)
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Professional Reviews
94
Vinous
Review Date: 07/2015
94
Wine Spectator
Review Date: 11/2015
Notes
95 points William Kelley - Wine Advocate: "The 2009 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is showing very well, though it has hardly budged since release and continues to offer up a youthful bouquet of citrus oil, honeycomb, freshly baked bread, oyster shell, warm biscuits and nougat. On the palate, it's full-bodied, fleshy and muscular, with a deep and layered core structured around abundant dry extract, concluding with a chalky finish. In a vintage that can be a little facile, this is a very serious, soil-driven Chétillons that has all the makings of a long-lived Champagne." (08/2019)
Product Details
Origin: Champagne, France
Type/Varietal: Chardonnay
SKU: #2024590

