Petiau "Cuvée Prestige" Brut Champagne

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Carlo Delgado

Carlo Delgado

Review Date: 08/2025

A top cuvée at this price? Incredible. Predominantly Chardonnay, it delivers tropical flavors that play beautifully with the toasty, doughy autolytic notes. Day one, vibrant and refreshing, with hints of pineapple shortbread, honeysuckle, and lemon curd. Day two, the wine develops softer notes of yellow pears, chalk, and jasmine. Cheers!

JM

John Majeski

John Majeski

Review Date: 08/2025

Zelda promised to meet me at the 5th Street marina with an icy bottle of Petiau Cuvee Prestige Brut champagne that I asked her to pick up, told her we had something 'big' to celebrate. I waited an hour, then two, but she never showed. I figured DA Wetherby got wind of the arrangement and would make his appearance soon enough, with or without Zelda in tow. Now facing the music, I regretted asking her to bring the champagne, as its delightfully crisp, brilliant Chardonnay nose, deepened by long lees aging, arresting flavors of apple, lemon zest, creamed pears and chalky mineral notes would probably never touch my lips.

SL

Simon Li

Simon Li

Review Date: 07/2025

This is Petiau’s top cuvée, made from old Chardonnay vines with just a little Pinot Noir in the mix—and it definitely drinks like a flagship. The nose has a lifted floral character—honeysuckle, citrus zest, and a little almond biscotti vibe. It’s lean and clean, but there’s this slow-building richness underneath. On the palate, you get golden apple, a touch of pear skin, and super fine bubbles that feel really polished. What I love most is how precise it is—no oak, no spice, just pure, mineral-driven fruit and chalk.

Notes

In the part of Champagne known most for Pinot Noir, there is a magical place called La Perle Blanche de la Montagne de Reims, the east-facing slope of this small but prominent hill. The first village of this sub-region is the Premier Cru of Trépail, where the Petiau family tends to a small but exceptional vineyard. In the past, this family ran the nursery for the surrounding area, and like many of the best producers in Champagne, they have continued to nurture their own massal selection of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, choosing not to use the earlier ripening, more generously bearing modern clones. This great plant material, in conjunction with a lot of patience for long aging in the cellar, makes these wines really stand out. Because we buy the bottles directly from the family, the value is also outstanding.