If I owned 1982 Petrus, I'd be a seller. .tastingNotes br {display:none} Produced from yields of 26 hectoliters per hectare, according to Olivier Berrouet, this vintage reminds him of 1988. #paging_container .no_more:hover, #paging_container .active_page:hover{ text-shadow:none !important;} For more than a century, the Arnaud family maintained ownership of the property. The wine will be aged in 50% new oak for 18-20 months. #wrapper{ margin: 0px auto; text-align: left; width: 960px;} Flashy and fleshy, served double blind, this was sublime. Established in Libourne since 1937, Jean-Pierre Moueix perceived early on the excellent quality of the Pomerol appellation. Sort by Vintage-Rating, The color of the ancient and priceless Sunrise Ruby replete with ornate reflections of royal purple, this wine moves you. 08 Château Petrus is deep ruby. 98-100 Pts. .page_navigation a, .alt_page_navigation a{ padding:3px 3px; margin:2px; color:white; text-decoration:none; border:none; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11px; background-color:#5F83B9;} This viscous, thrilling treat provides a seamless, intensely pure finish of spice, jammy cherries, and chocolate. Still young, but turning the corner, clearly the best years for this wine lay in the future. Not the best vintage of Petrus, and a poor value for a wine, as it's shockingly expensive for its quality. On the palate, this wine is pure eroticism in texture, royal, arousing yet discreet and with an exotic, cherry liqueur, dark chocolate and licorice presence in the finish. Enter Robert Parker. Seamless and expansive, everything was balanced and in harmony. (If I wanted brevity, I could have left it there, as that truly said it all.) While Petrus had fame prior to the accession of Robert Parker, most of that fame was focused in London, Belgium, France and a few other markets that had an interest in purchasing Petrus. .page_navigation a:hover, .alt_page_navigation a:hover{text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #234386} So what is the quibble? Layer after layer of rich, chocolate covered blackberry with floral essence fill your palate. - Rive Droite. The second bottle was better, but not the supple textured beauty I have encountered before. Today, the production is almost half of what it was previously with average yields of 40 hectoliters per hectare. My ridiculously cute, yellow lab, Hercules, which some of you know from his antics on Facebook, or in the photos on this website, was officially inducted into the Petrus zoo! Petrus fanatics will be forced to pay even more money for the 2010 as the estate produced 10% less wine in this vintage they did in 2009. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-4 hours, or more. La direction technique, commune aux diverses propriétés Jean-Pierre Moueix et longtemps assurée par Jean-Claude Berrouet, est depuis 2007 dans les mains d’Eric Murisasco qui continue à bénéficier des conseils de Jean-Claude Berrouet comme consultant. By 1929, she managed to purchase the remainder of the shares in Petrus and Madame Loubat become the sole owner of Petrus. Interestingly, this development could perhaps lead to even more demand and higher prices for the most expensive wine of Bordeaux. What happens is the vines quickly grow sideways to find nutrition as the vines do not go deeper than 60 to 80 centimeters. This sexed-up, sultry, silky, velvet drenched, opulent wine is breath-taking. Full-bodied, rich, thick flavors of sexy, juicy, ripe fruit unfolds all over your palate. Petrus offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 15-50 years of age after the vintage. A la fin du XIXème, Petrus figure parmi les tout meilleurs crus de Pomerol derrière Vieux Château Certan et se vend au niveau des 2 èmes crus du Médoc. It was quickly determined that was too much for the wine. This is because clay usually erodes with time and falls to the bottom of the slopes, which is not the case with the soils of Petrus. The deal was kept quiet for up to 2 years, making it one of the best kept secrets in Bordeaux. Once the malolactic fermentation is finished, the vats deemed worthy of being bottled as Petrus are blended and placed in an average of 50% new, French oak barrels for 18-20 months. The finish shows hints of green flavor coupled with fresh cherries. This intense wine offers purity, balance, finesse and harmony made even better by decadent, syrupy, spicy fruit that remains on your palate for close to 50 seconds! What happened next changed the history of Petrus, Pomerol and Bordeaux. A powerful, robust, rustic style of Petrus that does not exactly float my boat. Now you find an elegant, refined, medium-bodied, earthy, truffle laden Pomerol with floral nuances and a sweet, plum and red cherry finish. Deep, luscious and multi-layered with perfectly ripe fruits, the finish is breathtaking, due to its flamboyant nature. The fruit shows a beautiful sense of purity, elegance and weight, while also being light on its feet. #notesSearchForm {margin:0 0 1.2em 0} This is a very good wine. But I was hoping to hear angels sing, instead it was more like the sounds of silence... Fresh plums, flowers, forest floor, truffle, cherry pipe tobacco, 5 spice and dark berries opened the perfume. #paging_container .no_more:hover, #paging_container .active_page:hover{ text-shadow:none !important;} If you need this for a birth year, I get it. www.moueix.com, function fbs_click(TheImg) { In 1969, Jean-François Moueix, the oldest son of Jean-Pierre, purchased the remaining shares from Mme Lily Lacoste. La photo de ce produit n’est pas disponible. You should buy those wines from only verifiable, trusted sources. The thrill is there with every sniff, swirl and sip. OMG!!! This silky textured, charming wine which ends with spice filled, sweet plums is fully mature and should be drunk up sooner than later. Caisse bois d'origine de 6 bouteilles (6x75cl), Caisse bois d'origine de 12 bouteilles (12x75cl). Keep in mind, Château Lafleur was selling for about the price of a 4th or 5th growth. Fully mature, this is not a wine to hold for ages, as this is not going to get better. Frankly, it has not been the most consistent performer with scores ranging from 94-97. What a thrill to experience. Les premières mentions connues du domaine, qui est certainement plus ancien, remontent au début du XIXème siècle. The Explosion of Petrus in the Marketplace! And that's just the opening act. Neighboring vineyards only have a portion of blue clay in their soil. At that point, wealthy wine collectors wanted to taste the wine President Kennedy and his stylish wife, Jackie Kennedy were so fond of. In 1964, M. Lignac sold his portion of Petrus to Jean-Pierre Moueix. Moueix. Comme eux, Château La Fleur-Pétrus a été nommé ainsi en référence aux lieux-dits sur lesquels il se situe. Alejandro Santo Domingo is also a major shareholder in Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer producer. .tastingNotes .notesList .strong{font-weight:bold;} 95-96 Pts. 100 Pts. A friend of mine bought these on release. It was the combination of Loubat and Moueix that really gave Petrus the unequaled status it has today. My bet is, it was a little of both. But with the 2015 vintage, the hang time during the harvest took between 50 and 60 days. Le mythe entourant ce cru est d’abord dû à un terroir unique situé à 40 mètres d’altitude sur le fameux plateau de Pomerol aux argiles profondes sur un lit de crasse de fer. Very few large formats were ever produced. The quality of Petrus and its wine began earning more accolades shortly after the phylloxera epidemic devastated most of Bordeaux. 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. Vin de Pomerol, La Fleur Petrus rappelle le nom de deux célèbres châteaux voisins : Lafleur et Petrus. Having tasted this vintage several times, it is not going to improve. This is the wine of the vintage. The truffles, dark cocoa, thyme and myriad of plums with black cherry accents remains on your palate, while the wine expands. During the 1990’s and into the 2000’s, about 1/2 a hectare was reserved for Cabernet Franc, making the vineyard plantings about 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.

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