2009 Champagne Pierre Péters, L'Esprit, Blancs de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut

2009 Champagne Pierre Péters, L'Esprit, Blancs de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut

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2009 Champagne Pierre Péters, L'Esprit, Blancs de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut

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Description

Rodolphe Péters here brings together four of the great grands crus of the Côte des Blancs, which he feels represents the four seasons (or indeed colours), each adding their dustinct character to the blend.  There is a definite firm chalky minerality (Mesnil- winter), a subtle richness courtesy of Cramant (autumn) with white flowers and fruit from Oger (spring) and a touch of ripe apricot and tangerine (Avize-summer).  Whether the seasonal attributions are fanciful or otherwise, the whole assemblage nonetheless makes for delicious drinking now and the next few years.
Edwin Dublin - Champagne Specialist

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Antonio Galloni, Vinous92
The L'Esprit de 2009 is striking. The Champagne's body, texture and breadth are all suggestive of a warm, ripe year, there is also plenty of freshness to keep things in balance. Apricot pit, smoke, dried flowers, orange peel, chamomile and honey add nuance through to the huge, resonant finish. This is a terrific showing from the 2009. Disgorged December 2014. Dosage is 4.7 grams/liter. Drink 2016-2014
Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, July 2015 Read more

About this WINE

Champagne Pierre Peters

Champagne Pierre Peters

The loquacious and extremely likeable Rodolphe Péters of Champagne Pierre Péters is one of the most highly respected champagne growers in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, where 12 of his 17 hectares are located.

The style of Le Mesnil Champagnes, differing markedly from more gentle siblings from villages such as Cramant, focuses on mineral power and capacity to age. Péters is the master of this art; a full malolactic fermentation and moderately high fermentation temperatures serve to tame the steely acidity of the wines, but in no way diminishes their inherent power and potential to develop over the medium to long term. 

The non-vintage bottlings always incorporate a significant proportion- up to 40% - of reserve wine assembled over decades by saving back a portion of each year's blend and adding it to a solera.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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