Cart 1995 Chateau Petrus Pomerol
Average Price: $1339.00 
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| Style: | Red Wine |
| Grape Type: | Merlot |
| Region: | Bordeaux |
About Chateau Petrus
Yes, it's legendary and extravagantly priced. But this wine, from a prime vineyard on well-drained clay soil atop the Pomerol plateau, has for decades stood as the greatest example of Merlot in the world. Chateau Petrus makes a wine that is extraordinarily creamy and thick but wit... more
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Saturated red-ruby color. Knockout aromas of black raspberry, melted toffee, minerals and smoky oak. Explosively spicy, mulberry-flavored fruit builds and builds in the mouth. Harmonious acidity gives this extremely rich, large-scaled Petrus great balance for aging. Finishes with substantial but thoroughly ripe tannins and palate-staining length. At this early stage, I rate this wine a hair behind the supernal '90 but ahead of the '89. Most of the '95 Moueix wines I tasted seemed a bit stunted by the bottling, but not this one!
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In response to the first review
By danrei, June 24, 2004
I must thank the first reviewer--I (or should I say, my mouth) had no idea that wines had attention spans. Now I know. Amazing. And oh, those oblong tannins. Got to watch those. They really bang up the mouth. Give me a break.
I must thank the first reviewer--I (or should I say, my mouth) had no idea that wines had attention spans. Now I know. Amazing. And oh, those oblong tannins. Got to watch those. They really bang up the mouth. Give me a break.
By chard10087669, November 06, 2002
Big and brash with loads of currant, gooseberry, tobacco and Fig Newton. Gorgeous nose. Seems well balanced, but lacks focus and has short attention span. Opulent, oblong tannins. All in all, quite an interesting Pomerol, but could any wine live up to the price tag? Only for the confirmed (and deluded) snob. Buy a few cases of good California Cab. instead.
Big and brash with loads of currant, gooseberry, tobacco and Fig Newton. Gorgeous nose. Seems well balanced, but lacks focus and has short attention span. Opulent, oblong tannins. All in all, quite an interesting Pomerol, but could any wine live up to the price tag? Only for the confirmed (and deluded) snob. Buy a few cases of good California Cab. instead.
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Average rating: 4.33 (3 ratings) 