Drunk from magnum from the original disgorgement, Péters's 2002 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons is showing beautifully, offering up aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, brioche, fresh hazelnuts and tangerine oil, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping palate that's exceptionally pure and charming, its vibrant core of fruit animated by a pillowy mousse.

The 2002 Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Cuvée Spéciale Les Chétillons, from one of the top sites in Mesnil, positively explodes on the palate. Layers of ripe fruit lead to smoke, minerals and ash in this opulent, full-bodied Champagne. The 2002 Chétillons is painfully young at this stage but its class and sheer pedigree are impossible to miss. This is a fabulous, breathtaking Champagne from Pierre Peters. The Chétillons is made from three parcels with vines ranging from 35 to 68 years of age. This is Lot LSBAC02, disgorged: April, 2010.

(disgorged May, 2010) Pale gold. Compelling, perfumed bouquet of pear, quince, orange zest, white flowers and minerals, with a powerful suggestion of iodine that builds with air. This taut, mineral-driven Champagne gains flesh and sweetness in the mid-palate, offering deep citrus and orchard fruit flavors and an echo of iodine. For a dense Champagne this is admirably lithe, finishing with strong cut and excellent clarity.