Champagne Perrot-Batteux 'Les Matines' Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2016

Grape

Chardonnay (100%)

Tasting note

The 2016 Perrot-Batteux Blanc de Blancs reveals a fresh, persistent effervescence and a beautifully poised profile typical of top Côte des Blancs Chardonnay. On the nose, it opens with crystalline citrus notes complemented by delicate orchard fruit and subtle floral nuance, leading into a complex core of chalky minerality and fine pastry character. The palate is bright and clean with a lively, vibrant attack and crisp citrus drive, finishing with a refined biscuity edge and lingering bread-crust nuance that underscores its aging on lees. Overall, the wine is defined by purity, elegant acidity, and a mineral-focused, long finish.

More About The Winery

Champagne Perrot-Batteux & Filles is a small, family-run grower estate in Bergères-lès-Vertus, at the southern end of the Côte des Blancs. Founded in 1985 by Maryline and Gervais Perrot with just a few hectares and a traditional press inherited from Jean Raulet, the domaine quickly established itself as a boutique producer of Chardonnay-driven Champagnes.

Economic challenges caused production to pause between 1999 and 2009, but the family legacy was revived with passion and energy by the couple’s daughters, Cynthia and Céline—hence the “& Filles” in the name.

Today, the estate farms about 6 hectares of vines, with 95% planted to Chardonnay, the emblematic grape of the Côte des Blancs. Annual production remains deliberately limited to around 25,000 bottles, ensuring meticulous care from vineyard to cellar.The Champagnes of Perrot-Batteux & Filles are marked by their purity, minerality, and elegant precision, reflecting both the chalk-rich soils of Vertus and the intimate, hands-on approach of a true grower family.