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  • Producer ranking ?

    42
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2045
  • Food Pairing

    Grilled Sirloin with Red-Wine Braised Shallots

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The Story

Drinking Pétrus may be an unforgettable experience. We has been lucky to have the opportunity to taste most of its great vintages. That is why wine enthusiasts often come to us for advice. First, WeI advise you to choose a good vintage, an excellent one if your wallet allows. If you taste a poor vintage, you will notice how it raises above most other wines of the same vintage, but you will miss the actual point of Pétrus.

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Wine Information

Appellation : Pomerol
Owner : S.C. du Château PETRUS
Planted acreage : 28 acres
Grape varieties : 95% Merlot - 5% Cabernet Franc
Type of soil : black clay

Production : ca. 30,000 bottles

Little known 50 years ago, this château has seen the rise of a myth about the uniqueness of its wine. The wine’s inimatibility is due to many factors, first of all, an exceptional terroir - 40 meters above sea level, the highest point of the appellat...

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Average Bottle Price

2017 2015 2014 2012 2010 2005
2 006€ +6.1% 1 890€ +0.9% 1 873€ +30.2% 1 439€ +18.0% 1 219€ +175.2% 443€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

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Next up was the 2001 Petrus, an ‘insider’s secret’ vintage per The Hedonist. There was coffee and chocolate in its nose, along with minerals, wheat and a more seductive power than the 2000. This was sexy, seductive and great, and while my notes were waning, the self-evident pleasure of the 2001 Pomerols were not. I still remember a trip to Bordeaux where either Guideneau or one of the Moueixes told me that they wouldn’t be surprised to see 2001 outshine many 2000s a decade or two down the road. This was a big, deep wine, one that left The Mogul’s mouth ‘still dry thirty seconds later’ (95).
  • 95p

The 2001 Petrus has always been winemaker Jean-Claude Berrouet’s favourite vintages. It has developed a truly exquisite bouquet that is both svelte and sensual without any sense of being overbearing. It is almost unaware of its beauty. It gradually opens with tinctures of dried blood merging with ebullient and disarmingly pure red fruit with brilliant delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly grainy tannin, quite forceful red fruit gripping the senses and then letting go, allowing a subtle savory/cooked meat note to flourish towards the finish. Maybe this bottle was a touch more foursquare than previous ones that I have encountered although that will melt away with time. Tasted at the Petrus dinner at the Épure restaurant in Hong Kong.

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Consistent notes. Almost black red, dense and compact with intense aroma of aroma dark cherries, raspberries and truffles. There are many layers of everything on the palate, great depth, beautiful structure and big concentration of fruit. It all is tremendously put together and this wine is delicious experience from the beginning to the end. The perfect balance in this wine assures long life – 20-30 years. In September 2012, this wine was tasted from the bottle and it confirmed 100% what barrel sample promised. Thick raspberries with blackberries on the nose and palate, very strong structure, incredible richness and length.

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Origin

Bordeaux, Pomerol

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

Be Cautious

Glass time

2h

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