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Community Tasting Notes 34
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CCGCCG Likes this wine: 99 points
April 7, 2024 - Might have been the perfect bottle.
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Oli_Vilmo Likes this wine: 94 points
April 9, 2023 - Very elegant, light but with personality. Very impressed and was perfect with the lamb.
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WaiCellar Likes this wine: 96 points
December 29, 2021 - Ex-chateau. Much better after an hour of decanting. Elegant floral notes. Marshmallows. I love this!
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AAF2012 Likes this wine: 93 points
July 22, 2021 - First bottle of Petrus, so pls excuse whatever drivel follows. Distinctive nose of spice and blueberry. Refreshing yet serious. Medium body, lighter than I expected. Texture uniquely silky, albeit perhaps not AS utterly unique as I had built it up...probably the fault of this Petrus' novice building it up in my mind (this was my first-ever bottle of Petrus, drank with the wife.) Popped and poured some to be safe first, then decanted the rest when it became apparent wine at least wasn't getting worse in glass. Good decision: wine in glass and decanted evolved, texture seemed to get silkier, dark flowers, cherry and chocolate emerge. But never out of balance.
Never overbearing. Others have described weightlessness and I agree on the description. Texture very distinct vs. what I'm familiar with in Bordeaux (extensive left bank, less right bank). Robust and complete palate but without being "dense" or intense. Structure bang-on, so much that you don't even notice it, just effortlessly holding up the wine on your balance, acid, tannins and fruit in harmony. I would describe this wine as masculine beauty.
Wine evolved - but never declined - for 60-90 minutes and as we slowly enjoyed. Not sure where this is at its drinking window, but I'm comfortable saying this is nowhere near "done" and has plenty of years of drinking ahead. Whether it will improve further or not is best left for others with good fortune ($ or otherwise!) to drink Petrus more often than once every blue moon.....aka those with more experience drinking it than me here. -
fcxj wrote: 96 points
May 27, 2020 - Another good showing for this wine. So much lift, grace and sweetness that's completely free of the unwanted flavors. No lead, no nuttiness. Majestic.
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By Neal Martin
The Most and Least Important of Things: Petrus 1897–2011 (Jul 2020), 7/1/2020 (link)(Petrus Petrus Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Sharing Alike: Petrus 1947 - 2015 (Sep 2018), 9/1/2018 (link)(Petrus Petrus Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/21/2013 (link)(Petrus Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
The Greatest Petrus Tasting of Them All, 11/14/2012(Petrus) Subscribe to see review text.
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Chicago Recap, 11/2/2011(Petrus double magnum) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/19/2007 (link) 94 points(Pétrus) Good red color; rich, penetrating, mature iodine, horseradish and seaweed nose; tangy, sweet and mature red fruit palate with body; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Pétrus
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Pomerol
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 777 (74%)
- Consumed 266 (25%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
92% Like It 13 votes
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- ProducerPétrus
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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- AppellationPomerol