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Château PétrusPomerol 2008
Dry, Full Bodied style of Merlot Cabernet Franc
Bordeaux, France
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Dry, Full Bodied style of Merlot Cabernet FrancBordeaux, FranceChâteau Pétrus is one of Bordeaux's most important vineyard sites, lying on the easterly edge of the Pomerol appellation bordering Saint-Émilion. Although wines of Pomerol have never been classified, it is widely recognised that Pétrus is the most outstanding wine of the appellation, if not the entire Right Bank. Almost always made entirely of Merlot, the 2008 is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc and has been considered the most concentrated wine of the vintage from Bordeaux.
Château Pétrus is one of Bordeaux's most important vineyard sites, lying on the easterly edge of the Pomerol appellation bordering Saint-Émilion. Although wines of Pomerol have never been classified, it is widely recognised that Pétrus is the most outstanding wine of the appellation, if not the entire Right Bank. Almost always made entirely of Merlot, the 2008 is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc and has been considered the most concentrated wine of the vintage from Bordeaux.
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeMerlot Cabernet Franc
- Size750mL
- RegionBordeaux
- Current Vintage2008
- Standard Drinks8.3
- Alcohol Volume14.0%
- CountryFrance
- Brand NameChâteau Pétrus
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
Vintage 2008
98+ points erobertparker.com
...destined to be one of the greatest Petrus's ever made...it possesses a formidable personality of great intensity, awesome texture, amazingly well-integrated sweet tannin, and a freshness and precision.
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