Pierre Péters’ 2017 “Les Chétillons” Cuvée Spéciale is the estate’s prestige Blanc de Blancs from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, a Grand Cru village in the Côte des Blancs. The grower-producer, led by sixth-generation winemaker Rodolphe Péters, has focused on Chardonnay-based Champagnes since bottling under its own name in 1919. Les Chétillons is a single-vineyard, chalk-driven site (about 1.2 hectares), and the house emphasizes clarity over richness by fermenting in stainless steel with no oak influence. For this release, the team also extended time aging sur lattes to about six and a half years, then held the wine a further year after disgorgement—an adjustment “based on tasting,” according to William Kelley (Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate). Disgorgement was July 2024, with a low 4 g/L dosage reported across reviews.

In the glass, critics consistently frame 2017 as a mineral, saline expression with both energy and depth. Antonio Galloni (Vinous) calls it “classic Chétillons from start to finish,” led by “bright saline notes” through “citrus peel, slate, chalk, mint and white pepper,” and finishing with a “long, sustained” drive. Kelley (Wine Advocate) describes a more immediately expressive profile—“fresh almond, iodine, clams and citrus fruit”—calling it “flamboyant and charming,” with “a more powerful musculature” than 2016, yet “balanced by a bright spine of acidity.”

The top reviews are excellent. James Suckling’s 97-point note highlights “crushed hazelnut, brioche and dried lemon,” “creamy mousse,” and a “very long” finish, concluding, “Drink or hold.” Jeb Dunnuck awards 96, praising its “focused and linear” shape, “crunchy freshness,” and a “chiseled cut,” with Meyer lemon and “salted white pineapples.” Overall, 2017 Les Chétillons reads as a high-precision, long-lived Blanc de Blancs that combines savory chalkiness with concentration and length.