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2019 Pétrus

Sale price $14,440.00 | In Stock Ships from our French cellar (Delivery in 4-10 days) | Drink or Cellar

Perfect clay soils define 2019 Pétrus. Late summer warmth with cool nights yields concentrated dark fruits and truffle notes with remarkable freshness. The palate shows profound depth.


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100

The 2019 Château Pétrus is a behemoth, and I can't imagine a better marriage of sexy, opulent fruit with purity, precision, and length. Always all Merlot from a single parcel of clay soils, it takes time to unwind in the glass (I followed this bottle for multiple days) and offers a powerful, primordial style in its black cherries, mulberries, smoked tobacco, damp earth, and chocolate, as well as a beautiful floral component that emerges with air. Dense, concentrated, and incredibly rich on the palate, it has a multi-dimensional mouthfeel and sweet yet substantial tannins. Despite plenty of glycerin and opulence on the palate, which certainly makes it fun to taste today, it has a very straight, classic feel that will demand bottle age. It probably needs to be forgotten for 8-10 years and will deliver the goods over the following 50 years or more.

Jeb Dunnuck
98

No surprise that the sticky clay of Petrus has withstood the heat, keeping freshness and form. High aromatics, lush and open at first, with iris flowers, followed by plum, raspberry and blackberry fruits. High tannic mass compared to 2018 that you feel only through an undertow that anchors the fruit downwards. Evolves from red and blue fruits to black, as the tannins show their muscles, which were sleek at first and then build, flexing alongside cocoa, chocolate, liquorice root and smoke. Shows the capacity that clay has to bring power and concentration to the tannins - they measure the weight of tannins at this estate and found almost twice as many as in 2018, meaning they needed shorter and softer extraction to ensure no overload. This surprises you, changing in character as it moves through the palate, becoming darker and more serious where at first it was fruit and flowers. Brilliant.

Decanter
98

An extremely exotic red wine with crushed berries and a bouquet of flowers. So aromatic and perfumed. Full bodied and layered with lots of pretty oak, enticing fruit and tannins. Velvety. Best after 2028.

James Suckling
2019 Pétrus
2019 Pétrus Sale price $14,440.00 | In Stock Ships from our French cellar (Delivery in 4-10 days) | Drink or Cellar

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The Estate

Pétrus is one of the most renowned and exclusive wine estates in the world, located in the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, France. Despite lacking an official classification, Pétrus is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most expensive wines globally. The estate covers a relatively small area of about 11.4 hectares and is known for producing a single wine, composed almost entirely of Merlot. Owned by the Moueix family since the 1960s, Pétrus has gained legendary status for its wines' exceptional quality, rarity, and aging potential.

1990 Pétrus 1990
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1990

Pétrus Perfection

Late spring rains gave way to a sun-filled summer on Pétrus' clay-rich plateau, allowing gradual ripening of the Merlot through August. Perfect harvest conditions yielded grapes with remarkable concentration and finesse, crafting a wine that earned a flawless 100-point score from Robert Parker. The wine shows classic Pétrus characteristics of black cherry and dark chocolate, underpinned by the plateau's signature minerality and structure.

2000 Pétrus 2000
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2000

Pétrus' Millennial Masterpiece

The 2000 growing season at Pétrus was near-perfect, with ideal weather conditions throughout. A warm, dry summer followed by perfect harvest conditions allowed for optimal ripening of the Merlot grapes. The estate's unique blue clay soils contributed to the wine's remarkable concentration and complexity, resulting in a Pétrus of legendary status.

2006 Pétrus 2006
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2006

Blue Clay Masters Nature's Challenge

At Pétrus, the 2006 season was marked by a hot July followed by a relatively cool and cloudy August, demanding meticulous vineyard management from the estate team. The property's famous blue clay soils proved instrumental in regulating water supply to the old-vine Merlot during irregular weather patterns, while the warm, dry September provided crucial final ripening conditions. Strict selection and precise harvest timing resulted in wines of classical proportions.

2008 Pétrus 2008
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2008

Clay Plateau Drives Quality

The unique blue clay soils of the plateau regulated water stress during the challenging spring and uneven summer. September's warmth allowed the old-vine Merlot to achieve full phenolic ripeness on this elevated site. The wine delivers black fruit intensity, ferrous minerality, and the profound depth that defines Pétrus's singular terroir.

2019 Pétrus 2019
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2019

Summer Heat Shapes Character

Early seasonal heat and dry conditions in Pomerol tested vines, but Pétrus's deep blue clay soils provided crucial water regulation through summer stress. The plateau's natural cooling influences balanced the warm vintage conditions, particularly beneficial for the estate's old-vine Merlot. The wine delivers intense dark fruits, crushed stone minerality, and the property's signature iron-tinged power.

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