2000 Chateau Petrus Pomerol (in magnum)
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By Connoisseurs' GuideConnoisseurs' Guide to California Wines, Apr 03 Rated: 95 Still the preeminent expression of Merlot by which all others must be measured, the 2000 Chateau Petrus is a fully ripened and very outgoing wine that is simply brimming with sweet red cherries and immense oak, and its complexing accents of olives, smoke and violets bring dimension rarely seen elsewhere in the varietal. It is as big and rich on the palate as its voluminous aromas suggest, but it runs into considerable tannins at the finish and reminds that however much pleasure in might deliver now, it will only build to better with cellar time.
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By Stephen TanzerStephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/Jun 03 Rated: 96 Bright ruby-red. Knockout nose combines mulberry, raspberry liqueur, toffee, iron and minerals. Silky and thick on entry, then extremely dense and backward in the middle palate, with superripe notes of liqueur, game and truffle. A remarkably impressive, rather wild Petrus in an almost late-harvest style. Finishes with big, thoroughly ripe tannins and gamey merlot flavors of roasted meats, truffle and red berry liqueur. Like the 2000 Trotanoy, this wine may not match the 1998 for sheer class, but it's a massive, flamboyantly rich wine with a good 30 to 40 years of development ahead of it.
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Member Reviews:
Average rating: 4.33 (3 ratings)
By Kronenwetter12507688, June 30, 2008
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