3 BOTTLES PER LOT
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PéTRUS--VINTAGE 1970
POMEROL, CRU EXCEPTIONNEL
GOOD APPEARANCE. LEVELS: ONE TOP AND TWO JUST BELOW TOP-SHOULDER
TASTING NOTE: THE DARK GARNET, RUST-RIMMED 1970 PETRUS HAS DEVELOPED MAGNIFICENTLY OVER THE LAST 4-5 YEARS. TIGHT AND RESERVED EARLY IN LIFE, IT HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A TRUE BLOCKBUSTER. THIS MASSIVE, HIGHLY-EXTRACTED, FULL-BODIED, JAMMY, THICK, UNCTUOUSLY-TEXTURED WINE POSSESSES A HUGE, SPICE, TOBACCO, BLACK CHERRY, MOCHA-SCENTED NOSE. IT IS A REAL TURN-ON. THE WINE IS FULLY MATURE, BUT IT HAS AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF LIFE REMAINING. THIS SPECTACULAR PETRUS IS NOW SUPERIOR TO THE 1971, WHICH OUT-PERFORMED IT FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. OWNERS OF THIS WINE HAVE A TRUE NECTAR IN THEIR CELLARS. 98 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK, 3RD EDITION # B1 (JAN 1998)
3 BOTTLES PER LOT
POMEROL, CRU EXCEPTIONNEL
GOOD APPEARANCE. LEVELS: ONE TOP AND TWO JUST BELOW TOP-SHOULDER
TASTING NOTE: THE DARK GARNET, RUST-RIMMED 1970 PETRUS HAS DEVELOPED MAGNIFICENTLY OVER THE LAST 4-5 YEARS. TIGHT AND RESERVED EARLY IN LIFE, IT HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A TRUE BLOCKBUSTER. THIS MASSIVE, HIGHLY-EXTRACTED, FULL-BODIED, JAMMY, THICK, UNCTUOUSLY-TEXTURED WINE POSSESSES A HUGE, SPICE, TOBACCO, BLACK CHERRY, MOCHA-SCENTED NOSE. IT IS A REAL TURN-ON. THE WINE IS FULLY MATURE, BUT IT HAS AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF LIFE REMAINING. THIS SPECTACULAR PETRUS IS NOW SUPERIOR TO THE 1971, WHICH OUT-PERFORMED IT FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. OWNERS OF THIS WINE HAVE A TRUE NECTAR IN THEIR CELLARS. 98 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK, 3RD EDITION # B1 (JAN 1998)
3 BOTTLES PER LOT