Pierre Péters’ 2017 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Spéciale “Les Montjolys” is a single-vineyard Champagne from the Montjolys lieu-dit in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, one of the Côte des Blancs’ benchmark Grand Cru villages. It’s 100% Chardonnay, drawn from multiple parcels within the site, and built in the house’s precise, Chardonnay-forward style. Fermentations are typically handled in stainless steel with a measured use of malolactic fermentation, then the wine is aged extensively on lees before release.

All three major reviews agree on key technical points: the wine was disgorged in July 2024 and finished at a low Brut dosage of 4 grams per liter (Wine Advocate; Vinous). In Wine Advocate, William Kelley notes that Montjolys’ “higher percentages of clay and a deeper topsoil render rounder wines,” which helps explain the cuvée’s broader, more immediately expressive profile compared with the estate’s more incisive bottlings.

The strongest critical endorsement is JamesSuckling.com’s excellent 96-point review, where deputy tasting editor Claire Nesbitt highlights “lovely peach, sliced almond, hazelnut and pear aromas,” plus “orange curd and saffron,” concluding that it is “fruity and fragrant but fresh… with… underlying chalky minerality” and a “persistent finish.”

Wine Advocate’s 94-point note is similarly positive, describing a bouquet of “tangerine zest, red apple, spices and bread dough,” and calling it “full-bodied and textural, capturing power without weight.” Kelley adds that it is “a charming rendition” with “a broad drinking window,” and suggests it “can be enjoyed… earlier than Les Chétillons of the same vintage.”

Vinous scores it 92, with Antonio Galloni describing “a wild, exotic wine” marked by “apricot, tangerine peel, gingerbread, dried flowers and strong tropical inflections,” emphasizing its “soft contours” and “notable immediacy.” Overall, 2017 Les Montjolys reads as a ripe-leaning, chalk-backed Blanc de Blancs that balances generosity with Mesnil structure.