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Pétrus 1929

Château Pétrus, Pomerol, France

Château Pétrus
Pomerol France
  • 98
    Points
  • The 479 best
    of 3 290 954
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  • 25 Pros of
    25 recommend
    this wine
1084 98
  • Taste
  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    405

  • Producer ranking ?

    17

  • Decanting time

    1h30min

  • When to drink

    now

  • Food Pairing

    Shepherd’s pie

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Parker 100 points; Talk about a thrill a second, as well as unprecedented decadence (at least for me), consider the rarity of a flight of six double magnums of Petrus! Because there were not many people at the tasting, there was the possibility of having several large glasses of these wines, making judging them all the more fun. And let's not forget the medical benefit of flushing the fat out of one's arteries with such remarkable juice!  

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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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Average Bottle Price

2023 2020 2018 2015 2014 2013 2010 2005 2000 1995
4 690€ +5.8% 4 431€ +3.3% 4 290€ +17.4% 3 655€ +10.8% 3 299€ +14.7% 2 876€ -12.6% 3 290€ -3.8% 3 421€ +90.3% 1 798€ +210.0% 580€

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.

Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Healthy

ending

Long, Flavorful and Extensive

flavors

Port-like, Blackcurrant, Cherry, Coffee, Cedar and Blackberry

nose

Open, Seductive, Refined and Opulent

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Concentrated, Balanced, Good texture, Developing, Medium-bodied, Perfumed, Elegant, Round, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Impressive and Sophisticated

Written Notes

There were lots of oohs and aahs for the next wine and its deep, chocolaty and motor oil nose. And why shouldn’t there be? It was a 1929 Petrus, after all. There was some fig to its molasses, and a 1947 Cheval-ish personality to this ‘very sweet’ wine. Its sweetness was actually the one thing holding it back a point or two (95).
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  • 95p
Good looking magnum size bottle, in an good condition and has top-shoulder level. Colour is brick red, mature and deep . On the nose it is open, mature, refined, generous and charming. The taste is round, fruity, perfumed, with medium tannin, with silky tannins, medium-bodied, with balanced, good texture and concentrated structure. On the palate it is layered and has mushrooms, leather, smoky, tobacco, truffles, toasty, honey, vanilla, blackcurrant, blueberry and cigar-box flavours. The finish is medium long, extensive, flavorful and vibrant. This wine is sophisticated, impressive and fine. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 10-15 years and decant at least 2h before tasting. I do recommend.
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  • 96p

1929 Petrus – wow, there was something spectacular about this one - something that just grabbed you and said “hey i´m a grand vin”, normally when I ´ve had the occasions to taste old and legendary vintages of the ephemeral and elusive Petrus, i´ve been highly impressed by its discreet elegance, the way the wine offers such a wealth of aromas and how nothing is misplaced, obtrusive or out of balance. The palate was remarkably dense, vibrant and structured, it just kept expanding and lingering, to me it appeared far younger even though everything had kind of melted together, a quality I find in great old wines when you can´t really talk about different components but everything as a unity.

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Lively garnet red. Excellent nose, aroma reminiscent of plums, hints of apricots and orange pee, Morello cherries and elegant mineraliy. On the palate densely woven with creamy texture, opulent character and great structured and length. An elegant sweetness with almost fruity character showing up in the finish. Tannin structure is still excellent, seems extremely youthful.
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  • 100p
Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is brick red, and looking bright and deep. On the nose it is intense, opulent, charming and tempting. The taste is round, harmonious, silky, perfumed, vivid, with medium tannin ., with silky tannins, and average in acidity, medium-bodied, with balanced structure and developing. On the palate it is layered and has blackcurrant, blackberry, floral, spice and cherry flavours. The finish is long, round and lingering. This wine is sophisticated and fine. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-5 years.
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  • 96p
Bottle in good condition and filled to bottom neck. Looking deep, mature, brick red and healthy. Intense, mature, refined, opulent, ripe and generous on the nose. The taste is fresh, full, well-structured, concentrated, perfectly balanced and multi-dimensional. Endless, extensive, pure and vibrant. Outstanding, impressive and masterpiece.
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  • 100p
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Information

Origin

Bordeaux, Pomerol

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Excellent

Fake factory

Too Risky

Glass time

1h

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Inside Information

Wine Advocate #103
Feb 1996		 Robert M. Parker, Jr. 100 Drink: N/A  
Talk about a thrill a second, as well as unprecedented decadence (at least for me), consider the rarity of a flight of six double magnums of Petrus! Because there were not many people at the tasting, there was the possibility of having several large glasses of these wines, making judging them all the more fun. And let's not forget the medical benefit of flushing the fat out of one's arteries with such remarkable juice! 

I had never seen, much less tasted the 1929 Petrus. The wine was perfect. The deep ruby/garnet color exhibited some amber/orange at the edge. A huge, thick wine with extraordinary aromas of coffee, mocha, black-cherries, herbs, and cedar, this unctuously-textured, thick, tannic, massively concentrated wine was remarkably intact. It could have easily been mistaken for a 30-35 year old wine. This must be one of the rarest wines in the world as even Christian Moueix claimed he had never tasted it. 

The notes for this wine are taken from the description of Series IV - Flight B of the 1995 tasting conducted in Munich by Helga and Hardy Rodenstock. Many years after the tasting from which this note derives allegations were made concerning the authenticity of old and rare bottles of wine sold by Hardy Rodenstock to collectors around the world. The matter has been the subject of numerous articles, litigation and at least one book. Mr. Parker believes that the wines served to him at this tasting were authentic so this note and the others from that specific tasting continue to be posted on eRobertParker.com.
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