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Château Pétrus
Pomerol Ranska
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Pétrus 1959

Château Pétrus, Pomerol, Ranska

  • Maakohtainen sijoitus ?

    636

  • Tuottajan sijoitus ?

    25

  • Dekantointi Aika

    3h

  • Viini on parhaimmillaan

    now to 2025

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Ruokasuositus

Wagyu Steak with Volcano Salt and Creole Sauce

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Average 96.50 Tb
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Punaviini, Pétrus 1959
Pétrus 1959, Château Pétrus,
Pomerol, Ranska, Punaviini

  • Users

    97p

  • Pros

    96p

  • Fine

    99p

  • Users

    97p

  • Pros

    96p

  • Fine

    99p

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Winner of the large FINE's Pétrus tasting - left behind this time vintages like 1952, 1949, 1945 and 1961.

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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.

Second, purchase w...

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Wine Information

Château Pétrus 1959 / Although the vintage was abundant, the frost that had killed two thirds of vines in Pétrus vineyards on 1956 caused that the yield was very low.



 

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Viinin keskihinta

Year Price Change
2023 4 180€ +7.5%
2020 3 890€ +18.6%
2018 3 280€ +19.1%
2015 2 755€ +18.3%
2014 2 328€ +2.9%
2013 2 263€ -10.2%
2011 2 521€ -5.2%
2010 2 659€ +119.6%
2005 1 211€ +85.2%
2000 654€ -
Year Price Change
2023 4 180€ +7.5%
2020 3 890€ +18.6%
2018 3 280€ +19.1%
2015 2 755€ +18.3%
2014 2 328€ +2.9%
2013 2 263€ -10.2%
2011 2 521€ -5.2%
2010 2 659€ +119.6%
2005 1 211€ +85.2%
2000 654€ -

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.

Viiniarvio

color

Full, Brick red ja Healthy

ending

Long, Pure ja Smooth

flavors

Cedar, Blackberry, Pepper, Vanilla, Coffee ja Smoky

nose

Intense, Ripe, Refined ja Opulent

recommend

Yes

taste

Warming, Medium tannin, Well-structured, Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Medium-bodied, Rich, Elegant, Fresh ja Sweet

Loppupäätelmä

Transparent ja Sophisticated

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Pétrus 1959 (Magnum) – Pomerol, Bordeaux

The 1959 vintage in Bordeaux ranks among the greats of the 20th century, marked by a warm, dry season that yielded rich, opulent wines of extraordinary longevity. From magnum, the 1959 Pétrus is nothing short of majestic. The bouquet is expansive and beautifully mature, with layers of ripe plum, blackcurrant, and fig, seamlessly woven with truffle, cedar, tobacco, graphite, and exotic spice. On the palate, it is broad, velvety, and deeply concentrated, showing both power and grace. The tannins are fully resolved yet still supportive, while a vibrant core of acidity carries the wine with remarkable freshness.

The finish is long, seamless, and hauntingly complex, echoing cassis, dark chocolate, and earthy nuance. Over six decades on, this magnum shows the pedigree of both estate and vintage—a monumental, harmonious Pétrus that continues to captivate. 97 points.


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  • 97p

The 1959 Petrus was packed with that signature, black olive nose. It had great wheat grains and truly seductive aromas of plum and chocolate with a bit of tomato and mesquite. The palate was on the red side with cherry, citrus tang and dust. It got better with more delicious chocolaty flavors. This was another exceptional Petrus (96).

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  • 96p

This wine is in Magnum format from super warm vintage 1959.


Distinctive and mature, with ripe waxy notes, black fruits, noble woods, violets, and smoky nuances.

Medium-bodied is slightly oxidative in style, smoky, with a dry finish and good length. – JL 93p (Aug 2025)


Food pairing: Duck, game birds, or aged cheeses.

Optimal drinking window: Now

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  • 93p

The 1959 Petrus is a wine that I have been fortunate to taste on three occasions, the first in 2005 spellbinding and the second, at the Hof van Cleve restaurant in Belgium, not quite in the same league. This third comes from a magnum of impeccable provenance served in Bordeaux, though perversely on the Left Bank, not Right. One must remember that this was just three years after the vineyard had been devastated by frost, Mme. Loubat opting to whittle vines down to stump instead of replanting, a risky strategy that worked. It has a quite brilliant bouquet with vibrant red fruit, hints of those Chanterelle fungi that I remarked on before, veins of peppermint developing with aeration. It glistens brightly for 25-30 minutes before remembering its age and fading a little. The palate is beautifully balanced with shimmering red fruit, crushed strawberry and cranberry, a little sous-bois and hung game towards the rustic but compelling finish. It is a fabulous wine, not perfect, but testament to the fortitude of the indefatigable Mme. Loubat. Tasted in Bordeaux at a private dinner.

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  • 95p

A fair “fight” between these two, you have sweet red berries and mushrooms on the transfixing nose. It opens with sumptuous red fruit leavened with refined acidity, berries and then notes of caramel almost. It fills out with black fruit and coffee at and past the mid palate. Brilliantly silky, bright and quite opulent, truffles, more black cherries, some cinnamon, texturally enticing, velvety, nicely contoured, exotically attractive, some notes of coconut among the beautiful sweet core of fruit, on a gorgeous, elegant, concentrated, lingering finish. 96 Points++

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  • 96p
This Lafite bottling was in a relatively good form with some delicate complexity on the nose, savoury notes, roasted smoky aromas and leather. The palate has accentuated acidity and the fruit is losing its intensity. Tight and firm palate that is alive but will no longer improve. Drink within the next 5 years.
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  • 89p
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