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Château Pétrus--Vintage 1947
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel
Level: into neck; slightly torn label, reconditioned at the Château in the early 1990s
"Unsurprisingly magnificent. Not tasted until it had nearly and effortlessly reached its quarter century. It was fabulous: deep, rich, rounded, more than faultless, impregnable. I had to wait 15 years to have the chance of tasting it again, blind. I thought it must have been a '45, '47 or '49, plumping for the latter. I was wrong, but not all that far out. Opaque, rich, ripe, sweet, full, chunky. More recently, in 1990, noting its mature rim, somewhat malty nose which sat in the glass, not bulging. Incredibly sweet though so full-bodied that the alcohol was positively burning. High extract, with tannin and acidity. I hate to be condescending but this is not my style of wine. Perhaps just as well as one has to be a multimillionare to buy it. Though I have to admit noting a perfect magnum a the Eigensatz tasting. Last noted May 1993 ***** MB, Vintage Wine
1 bottle per lot
Pomerol, cru exceptionnel
Level: into neck; slightly torn label, reconditioned at the Château in the early 1990s
"Unsurprisingly magnificent. Not tasted until it had nearly and effortlessly reached its quarter century. It was fabulous: deep, rich, rounded, more than faultless, impregnable. I had to wait 15 years to have the chance of tasting it again, blind. I thought it must have been a '45, '47 or '49, plumping for the latter. I was wrong, but not all that far out. Opaque, rich, ripe, sweet, full, chunky. More recently, in 1990, noting its mature rim, somewhat malty nose which sat in the glass, not bulging. Incredibly sweet though so full-bodied that the alcohol was positively burning. High extract, with tannin and acidity. I hate to be condescending but this is not my style of wine. Perhaps just as well as one has to be a multimillionare to buy it. Though I have to admit noting a perfect magnum a the Eigensatz tasting. Last noted May 1993 ***** MB, Vintage Wine
1 bottle per lot