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Petrus 2003

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Varietal:
Bordeaux Blend
Region:
France > Bordeaux > Pomerol
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
2013 - 2030
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User Tags:  color descriptors, deep, fruit, rich, nose, spicy, chemical, complex, red, licorice 


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Arguably the most renowned wines on earth, the classed growths of Bordeaux continue to epitomize the power and complexity Bordeaux blends are capable of. While most wines here are based on Cabernet Sauvignon, both Merlot and Cabernet Franc play important roles in adding layered complexity to the finished wines, and allow winemakers in each commune within the region to use the blend that is best suited to their unique combination of soil and meso-climate. The most famous communes each have their own classic traits with St. Estephe giving full, if rustic wines, from the heavy clay soils, to Paulliac's elegant balance of ripe fruits, minerality and structure to St. Julien's rich blackberry core and supple feel. Moving to the South of the region brings one to Margaux, with its notes of flowers and berries draped over a feminine frame, and then to the Graves region with wines redolent of tobacco, gravel and smoke. To the East lies the famous appellations of St. Emillion, with its wonderfully ripe Cabernet Franc, and Pomerol where Merlot rules the roost and produces deep, plush wines of uncommon refinement.

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Source: JJ Buckley
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Extraordinary nose of berry, chocolate and flowers. Amazing, jaw-dropping quality. Full-bodied, with supersilky, seductive tannins and a finish that lasts for minutes. Out of this world. Best after 2014. 2,000 cases made. -JS Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2003 Petrus 750ml


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Source: JJ Buckley
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Fleshy, fat, and already sexy, the dark plum/purple-tinged 2003 Petrus is exceptionally ripe and rich. While not as exotic as its rival, Lafleur, it is rich, heady, and loaded. A tour de force in winemaking for Pomerol, it vindicates Christian Moueix... Robert Parker. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2003 Petrus 750ml


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OK, after reading all the reviews and uncorking a bottle myself, I expected an exotic bouquet of berry, chocolate, and flowers. Instead, what entered my quivering nostrils was a smell of sweat, mothballs, and sewage. What's even worse is that this taste lingered for hours, just like garlic. Needless to say I was shocked and disappointed. Maybe, 2009 will be a better year?


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Deep, healthy red-ruby color. Multidimensional aromas of mulberry, plum, smoked meat, leather and mocha are at once vibrant and slightly wild. Then sweet, densely packed and powerful, and showing little or no sign of the excesses of the vintage. This... Stephen Tanzer. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2003 Petrus 750ml


March 2009

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OK, after reading all the reviews and uncorking a bottle myself, I expected an exotic bouquet of berry, chocolate, and flowers. Instead, what entered my quivering nostrils was a smell of sweat, mothballs, and sewage. What's even worse is that this taste lingered for hours, just like garlic. Needless to say I was shocked and disappointed. Maybe, 2003 was a bad year?


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