Pierre Péters Les Chétillons

Côte des Blancs, France

Pierre Péters' single-vineyard old-vine blanc de blancs — one of the most compelling arguments for grower Champagne. Les Chétillons is a 3.5-hectare plot in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger with vines averaging 50+ years. The wine is the textbook example of Chardonnay terroir transparency in Champagne: chalk, citrus, mineral, ginger, white peach. At 10+ years of age, extraordinary complexity emerges. Available in BC through Lifford at a fraction of Salon's price with comparable terroir expression.

Pairings

• aperitif: Les Chétillons' pure chalk mineral is the ideal frame for fines de claires oysters; both speak of a specific terroir; the claires finishing gives the oyster a salinity that the wine's lemon-chalk amplifies
• starter: Pierre Péters Les Chétillons' chalk-mineral character complements the clean ceviche; both share marine mineral freshness
• cheese: Aged Comté's crystalline texture, caramel-salt, and hazelnut notes mirror Pierre Péters' chalk mineral and hazelnut character precisely. A surprising but classically aligned cheese-Champagne pairing — the wine's acidity cuts through the cheese fat while the lactic character creates continuity.
• cheese: Blanc de Blancs Champagne and goat's cheese is a well-established French pairing; Les Chétillons' chalk and lemon character complement the Crottin's lactic sharpness and mineral character
• starter: Les Chétillons' mineral precision demands the most delicate raw fish preparation; sea bass carpaccio dressed only with lime and olive oil creates a flavour purity that matches the wine's single-vineyard character
• starter: Les Chétillons's single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs pairs with the Dungeness crab's clean sweetness; chalk and sea
• starter: The pea cream's green-sweet character provides an aromatic bridge to Les Chétillons' white peach note; scallops' sea-cream mirrors the wine's mineral-cream; white truffle amplifies the earthy depth