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2001 Pétrus |
| Vintage | 2001 |  Label 1 of 25   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Pétrus (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Libournais | ||
| Appellation | Pomerol |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 94.1 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 8 notes) | |
| Tasted by toontune on 10/10/2009 & rated 94 points: Big nose and already maturing but clearly more time left...a bit lighter, less round than the '96 Lafite Rothchild of the same evening, but a wonderful experience nevertheless. (489 views) | |
| Tasted by Wil on 7/5/2009 & rated 93 points: A bit lighter but lush, round, inviting, good finish. Impressive finish. Some roasted meats on the palate (634 views) | |
| Tasted by peblin on 12/16/2008 & rated 95 points: Systembolaget Superpremium (Vinkällarbolaget): Dense, red color with hints of orange/brick. Bit closed at first showing dark fruit of cherries, blackcurrant and blueberry, then opening up with intense fruit, licorice, coffe and a spicy symphony of cloves, cinnamon, bitter orange (pomerans), almonds. Complex and full body. Very elegant, exceptional balance with integrated, smooth, silky tannins and perfect acidity. Long, lovely aftertaste. (1064 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 2/6/2008 & rated 92 points: i expected more complexity. (1547 views) | |
| Tasted by goofy Yno on 2/6/2008 & rated 95 points: vanilla, black cherry nose. an incredible velvety smooth but powerful mouth that seemed to caress every bit of my tongue. great balance. a half hour latter the nose had blossomed with spice and pizazz (1568 views) | |
| Tasted by jivey on 2/6/2008 & rated 92 points: BSW - Deep pepper, cream raspberry, new oak a bit hot on a somewhat complex finish. It was a real treat and the first time I have had the pleasure of this wine. (1567 views) | |
| Tasted by kstoddard on 2/6/2008 & rated 96 points: eRobert Parker Offline - Mature French (mostly Bordeaux) (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Cherry, earth and blackberry. Soft and elegant but at the same time possesses great richness and layered complexity on the finish. Exceptionally well balanced. This wine did not disappoint. (2000 views) | |
| Tasted by mattiasjansson on 2/6/2008 & rated 96 points: Backstreet - Bordeaux and France (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Nice and approachable. Nose is good but not extraordinary. I really enjoy the soft but intense palate. Left in glass for about 45 minutes and it opened up fantastically. I raised my score 2 points in the end. (1793 views) |
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About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) 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  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..?
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