In the glass
Aroma: lemon, white flowers, chalk, fresh almond
Palate: taut citrus, saline minerality, creamy texture, fresh finish
A Grand Cru Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs built on a perpetual reserve: lemon and white flowers over chalk and almond, taut and saline with a creamy texture and fresh finish.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
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Racy saline chalk meets the brine of oysters. -
Sole meuniere
Taut citrus and minerality frame white fish. -
Goat cheese
White-flower lift balances fresh cheese.
History
Pierre Peters' non-vintage Blanc de Blancs draws on Grand Cru Le Mesnil Chardonnay and a perpetual reserve dating back decades, refreshed each year.
- 1971 — Estate establishes its perpetual reserve for the non-vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Champagne Pierre Peters
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Stainless steel; perpetual reserve; Grand Cru Le Mesnil Chardonnay
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- now to 8 from release
- First vintage
- 1971
Scores
- Vinous 92