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  • Country ranking ?

    215
  • Producer ranking ?

    10
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Onions and Mushroom Quinoa

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1982 versus 1990 Bordeaux

When you receive an invitation to a comparative tasting of all Premier Crus from the two great vintages of 1982 and 1990, you drop everything and clear your diary. 1982 and 1990 represent the beginning and end of perhaps the greatest era in the history of Bordeaux. During these nine years there were only two vintages that could be seen as disappointments: 1984 and 1987. It could rightly be stated that the period fr...

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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

The vineyard of Pétrus is very small, only just over 11 hectares and the château is a small unspectacular building. This is typical for Pomerol. Whereas the top properties in Médoc were owned by nobility, wealthy financiers and powerful wine merchants who enlarged their vineyards over centuries adding impressive mansions to match the reputation of the wines and their owners, the typical properties in Pomerol were much smaller and owned by loca...

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Average Bottle Price

2023 2020 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005 2000 1995
3 580€ +8.8% 3 290€ +34.3% 2 450€ -15.2% 2 890€ -12.2% 3 290€ -5.9% 3 498€ -12.7% 4 008€ +2.9% 3 894€ +0.1% 3 890€ +2.6% 3 790€ +116.6% 1 750€ +41.8% 1 234€ +25.9% 980€

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.

Latest Pro-tasting notes

57 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Bright

ending

Long, Lingering, Gentle and Sharp

flavors

Blackberry, Mint, Voluptuous, Cedar, Mineral and Earthy

nose

Complex, Ripe, Seductive and Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Complex, Well-structured, Concentrated, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Rich, Focused, Vigor, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Impressive and Masterpiece

Written Notes

I have never been a huge fan of the 1982 Petrus, or 1982 Pomerols in general, and this magnum didn’t change my mind, even though it was a perfect magnum. It had a milky nose with fresh farm and garden green aromas. It was so soft and barely hit 93 points for me, though the Maestro preferred it much more. I got criticized for my low and stingy score for a change! This was a bit yeasty and just OK (93M).

  • 93p

The 1982 Petrus is a wine I have been fortunate enough to taste perhaps a dozen times, however, this is the only occasion when it is served in magnum and at least based on this, it makes a world of difference compared to its lesser showings in bottle. Firstly, the colour is deeper, slightly more opaque. The bouquet is certainly tighter and more youthful with a little earthiness and singed leather infusing the dark berry fruit, later joined by a scintilla of shucked oyster shell. The palate is wonderful: fine tannin, perfectly pitched acidity, great depth and complexity than bottle examples. It felt almost flinty in the mouth, quite linear and direct with a very persistent finish. Advising folks to buy this wine in larger format sounds ridiculous to the 99.99% who could never afford it, but if your number has come up on the lottery, then heed my advice. Tasted at the Petrus dinner at the Épure restaurant in Hong Kong.

  • 97p

One of Petrus' best vintages that is still a baby. Volputuous, sensual and generous. A phenomenal wine with layers of flavours ranging from ripe plums, anise, nutmeg to black truffles and violets. Gorgeous velvety texture and very long finish.

  • 98p

This is a very nice Pomerol but considering the price and that this is Petrus, it is a bit of a letdown. The tannins are silky, the fruit is ripe, there is a beautiful, cherry, mocha and earthy note, with floral accents on the nose, and loads of sweet, earthy, plums and cocoa in the finish, but the exotic textural component and richness that is often experienced wiht Petrus is just not there.

  • 95p

I know the astronomical prices this wine has fetched at auction, but I tried very hard to put that out of mind when tasting. It was dense and well colored in the glass. The wine offered a superb nose of cassis with earth, mineral and smoke notes. Lush and ripe on the palate, lots of plummy-berry fruit. Long and lovely finish, very rich and flavorful. I liked every element of the wine, but if you were waiting to be bowled over, it’s not gonna happen; the wine is just too mature and laid back for that. This was a wine to linger over, contemplate and savor. Some of my table mates thought it good-not great, but the legendary collector’s status had expectations so sky high, I’m not sure any wine could have met them. On balance, I thought it very, very nice and scored it a 95. Parker downgraded the wine slightly from the 100 points he awarded upon release. At his last tasting, he scored it a 98.

  • 95p
Deep ruby-brick red colour showing some development. The nose is more welcoming and open than the nose of the 1985. Soft, spicy, rich and complex. Earthy and plumy with bell pepper and savoury notes. Voluptuous mouth-feel with a muscular body and tight back bone. Long and round yet refreshing. Drinking wonderfully today but there is no hurry. 2020-2025.
  • 95p
Deep ruby-brick red colour showing some development. The nose is more welcoming and open than the nose of the 1985. Soft, spicy, rich and complex. Earthy and plummy with bell pepper and savoury notes. Voluptuous mouth-feel with a muscular body and tight back bone. Long and round yet refreshing. Drinking wonderfully today but there is no hurry. 2020-2025.
  • 94p
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Information

Origin

Bordeaux, Pomerol

Vintage Quality

Extraordinary

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Excellent

Fake factory

Serious

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

18

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Inside Information

Wine Advocate #183
Jun 2009
Robert M. Parker, Jr. 93 Drink: 2009 - 2024 $4015-$8000
Given what I thought this wine would achieve, the 1982 Petrus has not turned out to be nearly as profound as expected. It reveals a certain herbaceousness, and there is significantly less concentration than I initially believed (too much filtration?) along with a cedary spiciness. Tasters who have had no previous experience with this wine will find it to be an outstanding effort that has reached full maturity much faster than some of its peers. It is capable of lasting a long time, but there is an underlying vegetal character, and the 1982 is far less concentrated than the vintages of Petrus that have been produced since 1989. I believe this wine is fully mature, and is capable of lasting another 10-15 years, but it is unlikely to improve. Release price: ($600.00/case)
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