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    5/4/2024 - Likes this wine: 91 Points

    Disgorged April 2017, from 2014 base vintage. It’s great to catch one of these in the perfect spot: I opened a 2015 disgorgement last week that was past prime or flawed… but not corked. I opened a 2021 disgorgement that tasted tight, linear and focused but lacked intensity and pleasure. This 2017 disgorgement seems to be in the ideal spot: aromas are medium plus intensity with notes of white butter, popcorn, lemon curd, lemon pith and crushed rocks and maybe a hint of tarragon. These flavors continue on the palate. The finish is crisp and long for entry level Champagne, but at $70+ these should hardly be considered “entry level.” The Perlage is a bit rough and gritty but really this is nitpicking. This bottle is one of the best Cuvée de Reserve bottles that I have tasted. However, it lacks the depth and pleasure of a Reserve Oubliee, and doesn’t come anywhere close to the complexity of Les Chetillons, hence the 91 point score, but I am very happy with this bottle.

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    5/2/2024 - wrote: flawed

    This was off. Lacked complexity and depth.

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    4/6/2024 - wrote: 90 Points

    Birthday party (Chicago, IL): From jeroboam. Disgorged 2013. The very stubby custom cork was likely responsible for the lack of fizz, but the density and concentration on this was outstanding. Really drank like a white Burgundy. Intense, minerally, and full on the palate. This wine should only be consumed in formats larger than fifths.

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    3/31/2024 - wrote:

    Coriander seed aroma on nose (bright lemony) and then a marvelous Bubbles turns to foam on the tongue and when it recedes a concentrated bright lemony fruit lime peel remains

    this is fun!

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    3/30/2024 - wrote: 92 Points

    The reserve from peters has a pear, lemon and mineral note. Chiseled structure and firm acidity is balanced by a nice brioche and orchard fruit note. Terrific.

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Terry Theise Estate Selections

  • By Terry Theise
    2011 Champagne Catalog, 6/1/2011, (See more on Terry Theise Estate Selections...)

    (NV Pierre Péters "Cuvée de Réserve" Brut) ($62.00) The ’08-based wine, now shipping, is the best NV the estate has ever shown me, and surely the best since the amazing ’02-based NV. Though this wine is in principle a constantly refreshed solera (half is the new vintage and half the previous blend; Billiot among others does the same), and though the goal is to mitigate variations, I find variations anyway, which is just the way I like it. It’s disgorged 12/10 and has an absolutely rapturous perfume, as if someone entered the room toting some cologne; the palate while youthfully snippy, is strikingly flowery, with minerals playing a gauzy background chord, so exotic you think it was fermented with peonies and wisteria soaking in the juice. The oolong-y length is mind boggling.

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  • By Robert Bath, MS
    October 2008, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)

    (NV Pierre Peters Blanc de Blancs Brut Cuvée de Réserve, Le Mesnil sur Oger, Champagne) If you haven’t already noticed, expect most Champagne prices to jump dramatically within the next year. Pierre Peters, a small grower producing grand cru Champagne of tête de cuvée quality, still provides good value. His reserve blanc de blancs (100% Chardonnay) features crisp acidity, balanced yeastiness, and great length. Importer Terry Theise introduced grower Champagne to the United States, and this is one of the pearls from his portfolio. Hot Picks

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