Champagne Pierre Peters

The loquacious and extremely likeable Rodolphe Péters of Champagne Pierre Péters is one of the most highly respected growers in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, where 12 of his 17 hectares are located. The style of Le Mesnil Champagnes focuses on mineral power and capacity to age. Péters is the master of this art; taming the steely acidity of the wines, but in no way diminishing their inherent power and potential to develop.

From four parcels in four villages, Pierre Peters’ Extra Brut is far from foursquare, stretching its modest two grams of residual sugar into a symphony of stone fruit and flowers. The wine is incredibly complex; the putative austerity of an Extra Brut all but forgotten in this maze of flavours, where one is just as likely to fall upon liquorice and cinnamon as the more usual descriptors of plums and other orchard fruit.

One of the finest lieu-dits in Champagne, clearly visible on the side of the hill as one approaches Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Les Chétillons is rapidly assuming legendary status, its 80 year old vines providing the definitive statement of the very particular style of this village, a style which resides in mineral power and incredible purity. The 2000 is still young of course, but its latent quality is evident, its steely core failing fully to conceal the ripe fruit and spicy complexity that will evolve over many years.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)

Les Chetillons is situated just to the north of the Grand Cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, with an almost perfect aspect and three parcels of vines which range in age from 40 to 70 years.

The weighty 2005 is displaying all of the hallmarks of elegance and complexity which have become synonymous with the Pierre Peters name. A nose rich in floral notes, honey and citrus zest – predominantly orange, precedes a palate which is breath-taking; both for the refined nature of its mousse & the harmonious balance between autolysis and precise tropical fruit.
Nicholas Stewart, Buying Department