Winery Pétrus - Pomerol

Winery Pétrus Pomerol

4.7
Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 0.5
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Pomerol of Winery Pétrus is a red wine from the region of Pomerol in Bordeaux.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Pomerol of the Winery Pétrus is in the top 10 of wines of France and in the top 5 of wines of Pomerol.

Taste structure of the Pomerol from the Winery Pétrus

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pomerol of Winery Pétrus in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with vegetal taste

bell pepper, grass

On the nose the Pomerol of Winery Pétrus in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, grass or earth and sometimes also flavors of non oak, walnut or savory.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pétrus's Pomerol.

Winemaker
Jean-Pierre Moueix
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Pomerol - 2018
In the top 5 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.5 1 1 1 1 0.5
Pomerol - 2017
In the top 5 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Pomerol - 2016
In the top 5 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Pomerol - 2015
In the top 5 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Pomerol - 2014
In the top 5 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.4 1 1 1 1 0
Pomerol - 2013
In the top 5 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Pomerol - 2012
In the top 5 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5

The best vintages of Pomerol from Winery Pétrus are 1963, 1921, 1924, 1989 and 1960.

Informations about the Winery Pétrus

The winery offers 1 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.7.
This winery is part of the Jean-Pierre Moueix.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Pétrus is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 15 of of France wines
In the top 3 of of Pomerol wines
In the top 70 of red wines
In the top 90 wines of the world

The wine region of Pomerol

The wine region du Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais in Bordeaux in France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pétrus or the Domaine Le Pin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of cherry, flint or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of salt, dried fig or nutty.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

News related to this wine

Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

DBR Lafite CEO Jean-Guillaume Prats to step down

Jean-Guillaume Prats is set to leave the business around four years after being appointed CEO and president of Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR Lafite). A DBR Lafite spokesperson said Prats would leave before the end of the year, in order to ‘devote himself to his family business and to consulting’. Group chairwoman Saskia de Rothschild will take over the executive management of DBR Lafite as of December. Prats’ arrival at DBR Lafite was announced in November 2017 as part of a leadership ...

Château Angélus: producer profile

Moneypenny, James Bond, Q. Not a bad trio for your wine to share the screen with in its latest cameo. I’ll try not to give too many spoilers if you haven’t yet seen No Time To Die, but I don’t think it gives too much away to say that Bond can’t resist swiping two generous glasses of Château Angélus (2005, although you don’t see the vintage on screen) for himself and Moneypenny from a bottle that Q had carefully opened for his date later that night. This is the third Bond film in which Angélus ha ...

The word of the wine: Away from the eye

See len de l'el.

Other wines of Pomerol

See the best wines from of Pomerol

Other similar red wines

See the best red wines of Pomerol