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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, FranceThe perfect, simple, complex Champagne describes terroir-ist and grower Champagne star Pierre Peters who works with various vessels for base wine, including steel, wood and concrete and combines that with a perpetual reserve system (like a solera) for its reserve wines. There’s 40 percent reserve wine here, from a solera cuvée now more than 20 vintages. The Estate Grand Cru chardonnay is sourced from Le Mesnil sur Oger, Oger, Cramant and Avize fruit and it’s the core of classic Pierre Peters: polished, streamlined and elegant, wrapped around a core of delicate and pure white cherry fruit. This chiselled blanc de blancs drives forward with light toast, medicinal hued lemon, crunchy and bright salts, lemon pith and white florals. An absolute bargain that impresses everyone who tastes it.Tasted: 05 December 2016Tasted by: Prices:
BC$90.00750mlprivate wine shops
Producer: Champagne Pierre PetersDistributors: International Cellars Inc.
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 795187UPC: 10600099002007