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  • Country ranking ?

    1 511
  • Producer ranking ?

    72
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Duck

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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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Christian Mouiex has a problem that many of the world's winemakers would love to be burdened with. The demand for his wines is so huge that collectors are prepared to pay almost anything to get even one bottle. The high price leads to high quality expectations. This often means disappointment, because just like the other top wines of the world, Pétrus is often drunk much too young, when its taste is still raw and undeveloped. Pétrus requires a...

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Written Notes

The 1984 Petrus had seashells and sawdust in its nose, and while there was not a lot of fruit, it wasn’t bad for 1984. There were flavors of plum and cereal, along with baked apple pie. There was just enough light grit to make it pleasant from start to finish in the mouth
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Origin

Bordeaux, Pomerol

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