4 BOTTLES PER LOT
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PéTRUS--VINTAGE 1998
POMEROL, CRU EXCEPTIONNEL
TASTING NOTE: THE 1998 PETRUS IS UNQUESTIONABLY A FABULOUS EFFORT BOASTING A DENSE PLUM/PURPLE COLOR AS WELL AS AN EXTRAORDINARY NOSE OF BLACK FRUITS INTERMIXED WITH CARAMEL, MOCHA, AND VANILLA. EXCEPTIONALLY PURE, SUPER-CONCENTRATED, AND EXTREMELY FULL-BODIED, WITH ADMIRABLE UNDERLYING ACIDITY AS WELL AS SWEET TANNIN, IT REVEALS A SUPERB MID-PALATE IN ADDITION TO THE LUXURIOUS RICHNESS FOR WHICH THIS GREAT PROPERTY IS KNOWN. THE FINISH LASTS FOR 40-45 SECONDS. PATIENCE WILL DEFINITELY BE REQUIRED. PRODUCTION WAS 2,400 CASES, ABOUT 1,600 CASES LESS THAN NORMAL. 98 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, WINE ADVOCATE # 134 (APR 2001)
4 BOTTLES PER LOT
POMEROL, CRU EXCEPTIONNEL
TASTING NOTE: THE 1998 PETRUS IS UNQUESTIONABLY A FABULOUS EFFORT BOASTING A DENSE PLUM/PURPLE COLOR AS WELL AS AN EXTRAORDINARY NOSE OF BLACK FRUITS INTERMIXED WITH CARAMEL, MOCHA, AND VANILLA. EXCEPTIONALLY PURE, SUPER-CONCENTRATED, AND EXTREMELY FULL-BODIED, WITH ADMIRABLE UNDERLYING ACIDITY AS WELL AS SWEET TANNIN, IT REVEALS A SUPERB MID-PALATE IN ADDITION TO THE LUXURIOUS RICHNESS FOR WHICH THIS GREAT PROPERTY IS KNOWN. THE FINISH LASTS FOR 40-45 SECONDS. PATIENCE WILL DEFINITELY BE REQUIRED. PRODUCTION WAS 2,400 CASES, ABOUT 1,600 CASES LESS THAN NORMAL. 98 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, WINE ADVOCATE # 134 (APR 2001)
4 BOTTLES PER LOT