Pierre Peters is a family run house noted for their sublime Blanc de Blancs Champagnes. The house was started in 1858 when Gaspar Peters married Miss Doué, who owned 2 hectares of vines in Le Mesnil and they began selling grapes to local Champagne houses. It wasn’t until 1919 when their grandson, Camille, took the reins and became one of the first producers to harvest, bottle and sell champagne under their own name. In 1944, Pierre Peters took over, changed the name of the estate and increased the vineyard holdings in the Côtes des Blancs to almost 20 hectares. Today, the house is under the guidance of Rodolphe Peters, whose focus on quality remains steadfast. Hand harvesting and judicious use of reserve wines helps to make Champagnes which age beautifully.
94 Points Wine Advocate
The 2006 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is the stylistic mirror image of the 2007 that preceded it in this tasting, bursting from the glass with a generous and inviting bouquet of confit citrus, Meyer lemon, clear honey, wheat toast and warm biscuits. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, broad and muscular, with an elegantly textural attack, a fleshy core and a long, precise finish. It’s a gourmand Les Chétillons that offers interesting possibilities at table.
94 Points Vinous
(made from a single plot in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; aged for just over six years on its lees and disgorged in March, 2013): Pale gold. A heady, exotically perfumed bouquet evokes poached pear, musky flowers, vanilla bean (but no oak here), toasty lees and anise. Broad, palate-staining orchard and pit fruit flavors are braced by a zesty orange pith quality, picking up gingery spice and honeysuckle elements with aeration. Finishes sappy, spicy and extremely long, with suave florality and a touch of candied citrus zest.