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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.1 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 67 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by llink on 1/21/2024 & rated 92 points: Tasted blind in a a flight of Right Bank wines. The wines were double decanted 3 hours prior to tasting. My second place wine, the group also ranked it second, behind the 82 on every ballot. Very stern nose, showing red fruit, truffle, citrus, pine needles, anise and cloves. Lively palate, the acidity is firm and the fruit has receded a bit. Short finish, again with a lot of acid and not much palate presence. The palate while interesting was a disappointment when compared to the lovely 82 (833 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/1/2023 & rated 93 points: Better than most 1975 Bordeaux, but you still find the hard, austere, green, rustic accents of the vintage, even with its nuances of salt, earth, leaf, cocoa, and red berries. The wine strives to soften, but it just cannot get there. Drink from 2023-2035. (2430 views) | | | Tasted by blanquito on 4/8/2023 & rated 95 points: Served double blind, from double magnum. This is epic and as mature a Petrus as I’ve tried. Incredible palate density and length, big and deep with layered of cassis and plums, maybe even a touch port-like in its density. Like the few other Petrus I’ve had, I found the real fireworks on the palate rather than the aromatics, which were comparatively subdued and even primary. Such a treat and in this large format all 15 of us has several large pours to savor and enjoy. (1883 views) | | | Tasted by JimHow on 4/5/2023 & rated 100 points: We drank this on the final night of our glorious Bordeaux Wine Enthusiast's (BWE) trip to Ian Amstad's City of London. Ian pulled out a double magnum of 1975 Petrus that was initially presented blind in a night of debauchery at Noize Restaurant in London. It was inky black/purple, richly fruited, plummy, voluptuous, still very youthful. MichaelP thought it was a 1995, not a 1975. It blew me away, in a flight following a vertical of 1980s-era Lynch Bages, and part of a flight that included 1983 Cheval Blanc, 1986 Leoville Las Cases, 1983 Gruaud Larose, 2001 Vieux Chateau Certan, and on and on. There was plenty of it to go around, but it was quickly finished off by our group of 16 at the dinner. An epic night at the end of an epic week in London, hosted by Ian Amstad. This wine was such a rich, mouth-filling, opulent thrill. Stunning. 100 points.
Incredible generosity from our host to uncork such a treasure.
For more pictures and accounts of our BWE trip to London, visit our site at www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com. (2160 views) | | | Tasted by tdanie5 on 9/15/2022 & rated 95 points: Wine tasting dinner - drank alongside a wide array of BDXs, bubbles, and a CdP, including a 82 Montrose. Tasted blind, slightly cloudy, but likely a result of the bottle traveling and not having time to rest upright. Magical, silky. Most of the table guessed late 70s. But deep red color, no bricking at all. A truly classic and timeless wine - that shows what pomerol is all about (and a legendary producer to boot). Was told after tasting the bottle was top shoulder fill, which had owner nervous. Provenance will be key for other tasters, but regardless would say to drink up.
Cap Grille DC wine dinner with Ben, Alex, and Michael. (2606 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 6/9/2022 & rated 93 points: A beautiful elegant shade of garnet with much allure and polish to it. Slight amount of raisin at initial open had me worried, but it settled into cedar rather quickly as the wine exhaled and gained weight. As we peeled into stage 2 of the bottle, the faded fruit in the middle started ushering in some chocolate, violets, mushrooms, and earth. Very classy, and light in flavor, and more so about the total elegant vibe of this old dame after 47 years. The structure of this wine is still intact and again, is one of my favorite things about it, as it creates a sensation of dry freshness, lightness, and elegance through its mouth cleansing allure. It begs for another sip, but it just doesn't light up my eyes until it exist. All in all, an adventure to remember and say, been there and done that. No point in holding this for improvement. Drink (3134 views) | | | Tasted by Vini Ciclismo on 3/11/2022 & rated 96 points: at G with bbc fishing
Dark red, brilliant lustre.
Smooth , ripe, berry and spice.
Great structure, tannins still present, acidity excellent, fruit driven flavours, hints of earth and spice. Blueberry, raspberry, ink, plum, mulberry leaf complexity . Absolutely delicious. In superb shape, still years ahead of it. (2574 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 9/18/2021 & rated 96 points: Clean, plummy aromatics. Palate is light, but well balanced and fully resolved. (3074 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 8/3/2021 & rated 94 points: Rich flavors here but the bottle somewhat more advanced than the best with les energy. 94- (3025 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 3/3/2021 & rated 94 points: Beautiful nose. A very good but less focused palate than some bottles offer. 94-95 (3073 views) | | | Tasted by WIBA on 2/6/2021 & rated 90 points: solid bordeaux. pop and pour. nothing more you need to think about. ready and mature to drink (2566 views) | | | Tasted by BROpus One on 8/1/2020 & rated 94 points: Still incredibly young 45 years in. Rustic and tight upon open. 45min decant opened up classic Bordeaux nose and deeper fruit. Drank over the course of a couple of hours. Disappointed in the short finish but a great bottle, overall. Had side by side with 1955 Petrus and it was fairly similar and still crazy young too. My preference is a more left bank and bottles like 82 margaux and 90 Laftite were more impactful for my taste...that said, this was a wonderful evening of drinking great wine and history. (3201 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 2/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Firm, rustic, masculine, powerful style of Petrus that is typical for the vintage. The fruit is ripe, the nose comes with a bushel of truffle, but the stern, austere nature of the vintage demands far too much attention. Perhaps time will help soften the wine, but as it's heading to its 50th birthday in 5 years, I doubt even the magic of time will help much here. (5164 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 1/4/2020 & rated 91 points: The P Wine (Bourbon Steak, Aventura, Florida): This ‘75 Pétrus is slightly more civilized and fruity than many of the excessively stern Médocs from this vintage although the tannins are still fairly robust and coarse. There’s a faint resemblance to the younger vintages but it’s more of an intellectual exercise than a nice drink. (3436 views) | | | Tasted by Verb on 1/1/2020 & rated 93 points: medium garnet with brick/orange rim - black fruit nose (casis, black cherries) with mild mocha/cocoa aromas - good concentration with fully resolved tannins - low acidity contributed to soft round mouth, but at the expense of a lack of vibrancy - medium 15-20 sec finish - a very nice fully mature Pomerol, but not a great one (2586 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 12/19/2019 & rated 98 points: Goddamn that's good. Beautiful core of fruit. Balanced and complex. Better than 1970 and 1971 for me. (3144 views) | | | Tasted by BLam on 9/20/2019 & rated 94 points: A well preserved great bottle of the night from a birthday host. A wonderful furol aroma and layered structure with a long after taste. (2664 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/22/2019 & rated 92 points: Hard, rustic and somewhat austere in nature, the nose, with its earthy, stony, plum, cherry and leafy, cocoa notes is much better than the palate here. Despite the accolades, the wine receives from others, is a wine to sell, not to buy, due to its high price and continuing slide to the severe side of the style range. (3083 views) | | | Tasted by nywine68 on 3/2/2019 & rated 97 points: An Epic Vertical of Petrus (Ten Trinity Latour Club, London): This wine remains incredibly youthful with classic structure and velvety tannins. Gorgeous blueberries and signature Petrus flavor profile. Awesome tertiary development gives this loads of complexity. Stunning (3301 views) | | | Tasted by libationer on 2/11/2019 & rated 97 points: Magnum. Double decanted.
Nose had blackcurrants, black cherries with hints of sous bois and cocoa. Superb concentration. Hedonistic.
Tannins resolved; silky soft mouthfeel. Perfect streak of acidity to balance the richness of fruit. Medium finish.
Amazing wine blessed by amazing condition. (2806 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 12/11/2018: Acker BYO 2018 (Tribeca Grille): This was very nice and elegant and in a good drinking spot. I got the feeling that at least for this bottle it was maybe just starting to move to the back end of the curve. Nice wine. (3443 views) | | | Tasted by strijbosmh on 11/17/2018 & rated 100 points: Flawless bottle of pure excellence. Drank after a helicopter ride to Hof van Cleve, excellent dinner there with 2 of my best friends. Then returned for Petrus '75, Masseto' 99, LMHB and HB 2000. Pretty solid night! (2832 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 8/10/2018 & rated 93 points: Slightly muddled, this bottle only partially recovered with air time. Not the best example but still enjoyable. (2844 views) | | | Tasted by MarceloIdeses on 5/25/2018 & rated 94 points: A great wine, but no longer in its best form. A good experience for lovers of old wines, but should take into account that the price no longer suits the pleasure. (3358 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 3/3/2018 & rated 100 points: Petrus Tasting (Berans am Kai): Soviel dezente Frucht. Unendliche Eleganz und Druck ohne Ende. Gigantisch. Glatte 100 (4472 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Pétrus - Read more about PetrusRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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