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Champagne Pierre Peters Cuvée de Réserve Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Crutext
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Champagne Pierre Peters Cuvée de Réserve Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru NV

Côte des Blancs, Champagne, FranceRudolphe Peters is the current generation overseeing this estate founded in 1919, nestled in the southern Côte des Blancs' Le Mesnil sur Oger. Grapes for this cuvée come mostly from that village, with supplementing fruit from neighbouring Grands Crus Oger, Cramant, and Avize. It goes through 75% MLF, and these 2018 base wines age in a mix of stainless, wood, and concrete. There are ample reserve wines here (45+% ! ), which have gone through a solera more than 25 vintages deep. This spent at least 2 years on lees and was disgorged with 6-7 g/L. Streamlined and polished, as is the Peters' style, this slides lemon, ample meringue, crisp green apple along the palate, with those special reserve wines bringing a layered undercurrent of savoury lees and deep chalk which echoes on the lingering lemony finish. Great poise and charm here.Tasted: 21 January 2024Tasted by: Prices:
BC$90.00750mlprivate wine shops
Producer: Champagne Pierre PetersDistributors: International Cellars Inc.
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 795187UPC: 10600099002007