Pétrus is currently under the direction of Christian Moueix and oenologist Jean Claude Berrouet. This is a remarkable wine that seems slightly more structured and massive than the 1998, which comes across as slightly more seamless, as if it were haute couture.

07027813 | VAT Registration No. Your consent to our use of cookies will remain valid unless you tell us you want to amend your preferences. XVAW00000101625. The 1995 and 1996 are both noteworthy efforts. Invest Today .

Ownership: Jean-Francois Moueix. The 1990 Petrus remains incredibly young, one of the least evolved wines of the vintage (along with Montrose and Beausejour-Duffau). It is then bottled, unfiltered. Forget all the nonsense about Merlot producing sweet, soft, ready to drink wines, because low yielding, old Merlot vines made in the way of Petrus and other top Pomerols frequently possess as much aging potential as any great Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine in the world.

We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. It is interesting how this wine continues to evolve. This is not a Petrus that can be approached in its youth (i.e., the perfect duo of 1989 and 1990). We use cookies on our website to provide the best possible experience. Case of 3 Btls . In a perfect world, most people would love to have a few bottles of each, or at least the opportunity to taste them once in a while, as they have become more of a myth than something real, but these wines do, in fact, exist!

Open from Wednesday to Sunday, explore the restaurant's seasonal menus including A La Carte, Lunch, Kitchen Table and Prestige Menu. When the Moueix family bought a half-share in the property in 1962, the estate’s true potential blossomed.

In 2002, just 1,700 cases were produced compared to an average of just 4,000 cases. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

As excruciatingly tannic as some of the northern Medocs, it requires at least 15 years of bottle age.

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It is a classic wine whose trademark is balance, complexity and longevity.

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Pétrus is currently under the direction of Christian Moueix and oenologist Jean Claude Berrouet. Given the sweetness of its tannin, much like the 1990, I suspect this wine will always be “open for business,” appealing even in its youth.

Jean-Pierre Moueix was credited with building the reputation of the Right Bank wines of Bordeaux and created a family wine empire that includes Petrus, Chateau La Fleur-Petrus, Latour a Pomerol, Magdelaine and Trotanoy.

A formidably endowed wine with layers of extract, this is a huge, tannic, monstrous-sized Petrus that will require a minimum of 10 years of cellaring.

Case of 3 Btls . Last tasted, 8/02.

There is an emphasis upon low yields at Chateau Petrus. Critics have scored this wine 93 points.

This wine needs at least another 5-10 years of cellaring and should age for 50+ years. With a spectacular circular dining room boasting a floor-to-ceiling wine cellar at it's heart, Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay offers exquisite wines from across the world, including vintages from its namesake Chateau Pétrus.

Look for the 1995 Petrus to last for 50+ years.