Community Tasting Notes 63

• melvinyeowq wrote: 94 points

  April 16, 2024 - Two weeks in France; 4/12/2024-4/24/2024: Off the list at Le Cerisier. Much more open than my first bottle three years ago. Rich, broad nose and mouth feel with brioche, citrus and pear notes. Very 2013 Chardonnay which is right up my alley; brilliant drive and salinity. Another one of those very complete wines with a lot of everything. Lucky to have gotten the last bottle, not sure if it is worth the current prices but a steal at 145€.

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• Joe Gabagool Likes this wine:

  January 6, 2024 - 3rd bottle
  
  This wine is massive. After a couple hours the bead was still quite persistent and the fruit, primarily pear, Macintosh apple, and a touch of marzipan coated the palate nicely. This mammoth wine is absolutely tremendous. Not for the faint of heart. I have a couple magnums stashed away that will be off limits for an easy decade. 750ml bottles should be held for a few more years. Killed this bottle by myself over 4 hours and it only got better!

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• mxfnck Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 25, 2023 - Bucket List tasting at Wijnkoperij Okhuysen: With many Champagnes once one looks past the effervescence and the acidity, one will discover a Burgundy-type richness. This is definitely not the case with Les Chétillons, whose crisp minerality and freshness are as precise as they are endless.
  
  Abundant aroma's of limestone and brioche (hard to determine where one ends and the other starts). Lemon, even a hint of melon.
  
  The wine starts out smooth on the palate, leading to a pulsating crescendo of acidity and (surprisingly) a hint of bitterness. The wine is direct and singular, as if it's actively and consciously trying to get its message of freshness across.
  
  What a great way to start a legendary tasting!
  
  Would love to revisit in a few years.

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• Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 15, 2023 - Nice nose of brioche, pear, citrus and autolyse. Very fine effervescence.
  
  Structured on the palate, the wine acts like a funnel: very broad at the beginning, textured and surprisingly rich for a Blanc de Blancs (we can regret that the back label is so stingy with information), but above all still very young with an aroma of citrus fruits. and brioche. Then the wine becomes traceable, on an imperturbable balance, with wet stone and mineral salts. Beautiful and big chalky finish.
  
  Excellent

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• Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 28, 2023 - Crisp, focused , mineral. Great acidity

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Pierre Péters
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs
• Vineyard Les Chetillons
• Country France
• Region Champagne
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Champagne Grand Cru
• UPC Codes 3586460005689, 3586460005733, 600099002697

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• Pending Delivery 56 (3%)
• In Cellars 1,743 (79%)
• Consumed 394 (18%)

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