2018 Chateau Petrus

The 2018 Petrus has retained its opaque purplish-black color after bottling, foreshadowing the seemingly frozen glacial pace at which this wine is progressing. It opens very reluctantly, requires a lot of air with vigorous rolling and after some hours awakens this giant of a wine. As it finally unfolds, it slowly transforms into a powerful, fantastically clean nose of preserved plums, tinned blackberries and blueberry compote, followed by nuances of melted licorice, dark chocolate, black truffles, iron ore and, later still, floral notes of lilac and rose oil. On the palate, the wine is taut, muscular with many, many layers of perfectly ripe black and blue fruit, exotic spices and earthy notions for which words simply fail. It will take a good 8-10 years to get going, then it's very likely to outlive us all, but you have to make sure you drink this one before you go.

This Petrus also comes directly from the Chateau. We always buy all our wines from the importers or chateaus so that authenticity can be checked and that we know for sure that these wines are always stored in good conditions .

Drinking Window: 2028-2080 - 100/100 Parker & Suckling