Merlot 95 %, Cabernet Franc 5 %.
Aged from 22 to 28 months in 100 % French new oak casks.
It can rest in cellar for 40 years in good conditions.
Wine with an incredible power, depth and richness. Famous for the silky texture which increases with the passage of time. On the palate, predominance of ripe fruits of the forest, tobacco leaf, coffee, olive, all this interlaced in a magnificent way. Its aromatic range is impressive, cherry, mulberry, cocoa, white truffle, vanilla, a touch of smoke. Never-ending finish, Pétrus is unique.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 93+ points(01/02/2009)
Currently closed and backward, this wine seems to share a more similar character to Trotanoy than in any recent vintages I recall. Powerful, structured, masculine, but a long-term proposition, this dark ruby/purple-colored wine displays notes of caramelized, sweet black cherries and wild berry fruit with plenty of spice, earth, and a hint of herbaceousness. The wine has very high tannins, impressive concentration, but that mouth-searing level of tannin. This is one Petrus that should probably be forgotten for at least 8-10 years and drunk over the following two to three decades. I always find it ironic that Petrus, which is virtually 100% Merlot, is more backward than the first growths of Medoc, which are Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated.
Pétrus's wines seem to deserve all the attributed compliments and the almost mystical fans devotion of the wine. It is a unique and the most concentrated and richest wine of the Pomerol. Nevertheless, in spite of its power, the Pétrus's greatness secret resides in its remarkable balance and its... penetrating aroma, which make it different, not only from the rest of Pomerols but also from the rest of wines.
This unique personality is due to to the soil characteristics of its vineyards. Both in the surface and in the subsoil predominate the clay, unlike all its neighbors where the sand abounds. The Merlot grape finds here his ideal soil. The vine-stocks are very old, due to Mr. Loubat (his owner) refused to remove the vineyard after the disastrous frosts of 1956 and waited patiently that the vine-stocks were recovering. Jean-Cleaude Berrouet, one of the most recognized enologists of the world, is in charge of the vinificatión.
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