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  • Country ranking ?

    1 392
  • Producer ranking ?

    65
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

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The backward 1997 (2,300 cases produced) needs 3-4 years of cellaring. The dense plum/ruby/purple color is accompanied by a closed bouquet of mocha, dried tomato skin, and black fruits. In the mouth, it is one of the most muscular 1997s, exhibiting outstanding concentration, length, intensity, and depth, copious tannin, and a fine mouth-feel. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025. *** The 1997 Petrtus may ultimately turn out to be a superior wine, b...

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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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Wine Information

Appellation : Pomerol
Owner : S.C. du Château PETRUS
Planted acreage : 28 acres
Grape varieties : 95% Merlot - 5% Cabernet Franc
Type of soil : black clay

Production : ca. 30,000 bottles

Little known 50 years ago, this château has seen the rise of a myth about the uniqueness of its wine. The wine’s inimatibility is due to many factors, first of all, an exceptional terroir - 40 meters above sea level, the highest point of the appellat...

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Friday night’s session had us in the modern-era, ie 1982 and younger, and we began with a flight of ‘lesser’ vintages. I have always said that great producers make great wines every year; some just don’t age as long as others. The 1997 Petrus had a nice nose with pleasant plum, cocoa and mineral aromas along with touches of olive and saddle, and a pinch of greenness. At age fifteen, the ’97 seemed to be hitting its sweet spot. The palate was lighter than the average Petrus, but it was soft and tasty with cherry flavors. James admired its ‘black olives, meat and chocolate’ and found it almost Burgundian in character. While it didn’t have the richness of a great Petrus, it gained a bit in the glass and was quite pleasing overall .
  • 92p

Exceptionally deep crimson with a blackish tinge. Sweet, intense, quite brûlée on the nose – opulence at last! Lots here. Very consoling and easy to love. Exotic with tropical fruit flavours though without the definition of the Lafite.

  • 93p

The backward 1997 (2,300 cases produced) needs 3-4 years of cellaring. The dense plum/ruby/purple color is accompanied by a closed bouquet of mocha, dried tomato skin, and black fruits. In the mouth, it is one of the most muscular 1997s, exhibiting outstanding concentration, length, intensity, and depth, copious tannin, and a fine mouth-feel. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025.

  • 91p

Elegant but tart wine. Not the usual concentration and weight. This wine tastes somewhat disconnected. Not my cup of tea.

  • 87p
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Origin

Bordeaux, Pomerol

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

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