Petrus, Pomerol [Ex Domaine April 2024]
    Petrus

    Petrus, Pomerol [Ex Domaine April 2024], 2005

    98/100
    The Wine Independent
    98/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2005

      1x75cl

      DP

      £3,723.59

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    Critic Reviews

    98/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    Deep garnet-brick in color, the 2005 Petrus needs a lot of coaxing to shake loose the first wave of broody, meaty / savory notes over a powerful core of prunes, fruitcake, unsmoked cigars, and sandalwood. The palate is medium to full-bodied and characteristically concentrated, delivering taut, grainy tannins with a lively line and layers of earthy and mineral-laced black fruit flavors, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. To get the full wow experience out of this titan, give it another 5-10 years in the cellar and then enjoy over the following 25-years+. Petrus is a small, 28-acre estate on the Pomerol plateau, located on a slight, almost imperceptible hill or "buttonhole." It is famous for its crasse de fer soil, which is an iron-rich sub-soil pan beneath which the roots cannot penetrate, providing a layer of measured moisture from below. In most years, the wine is 100% Merlot. Owned by the Moueix family, the property's winemaker was the long-serving Jean-Claude Berrouet in 2005, and now his son Olivier has taken over.
    drinking window 2027 - 2051
    date of review 07/2022
    98/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The bottle of 2005 Petrus opened at the Pomerol Comparative Exploration tasting was unfortunately corked however, I was able to re-taste the wine at a private dinner a few weeks later. It continues to be blessed with a crystalline bouquet, spell-binding purity with ebullient, vivacious red berry fruit struck through with minerals and subtle floral scents. The palate is intense but not full-bodied, quite ferrous as it has been since I first tasted it from barrel. The structure is backward and perhaps broodier, more introspective than I expected and therefore afford this behemoth a few years in bottle, maybe even around 15 years, before reaching for the corkscrew. Maybe say a little prayer that it is not corked!
    drinking window 2025 - 2065
    date of review 02/2018

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pomerol
    Producer:
    Petrus
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet Franc
    abv:
    13.5%

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