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  • Country ranking ?

    531
  • Producer ranking ?

    21
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Roast lamb served medium-rare

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The 1921 Petrus (never before tasted) was, to state it mildly, out of this universe! The opaque color displayed considerable amber at the edge, but the blockbuster nose of black-raspberries, freshly brewed coffee, and mocha/toffee-like candy was followed by one of the sweetest, most opulent, thick, juicy wines I have ever tasted. Extraordinarily rich and opulent, with interesting cedar notes to the succulent flavors, this huge...

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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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Tasting note

color

Full

ending

Long, Lingering and Spicy

flavors

Coffee, Cedar and Tobacco

nose

Intense and Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Ripe, Full and Sweet

Verdict

Possible fake

Written Notes

As if that wasn’t enough, the next flight took it up another notch, also all Nicolas Reserve bottlings. Cigar jumped out of the nose, accompanied by some George Clinton chocolate funk. It became distinctive chocolate Tootsie Pop, and Wendy similarly picked up on ‘thick molasses.’ Exotic fresh grass balanced out this Big Boy ‘100 point’ wine. Its palate was long and great, ‘sweet’ per Wendy and full of chalk and minerals. Delicious, this 1921 Petrus maintained both its balance and its grace
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In its early days – that is to say up until 1947 – this was beyond question the best Pétrus ever made. We have tasted this rarity quite a few times. The first encounter was from a ‘rare’ double magnum, which, was unfortunately fake. The others have been château-labelled bottles. Good looking bottle with château label and capsule. Level was top-shoulder. Decanted only for 25 minutes. Astonishingly dark colour, still practically black in the core. On the nose full, rich with loads of spice and tobacco over ripe, fat fruit. A seductively deep, chocolate-like sweet fruitiness. On the palate this has a fantastically sweet and well-structured old-vine intensity of flavour. Real depth here. Quite big and powerful, yet there is finesse in the form of silky texture, elegant acidity and soft tannin. An absolutely outstanding long, and multi-dimensional finish. One of the best Pomerols ever made.
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Origin

Bordeaux, Pomerol

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Good

Fake factory

Every second bottle is a fake

Glass time

30min

Drinking temperature

17

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