Château Pétrus--Vintage 1992
1 dozen bottles per lot
A BREAK OF PETRUS AND CHEVAL BLANC PETRUS It is hard to imagine a world without Pétrus, for in the sphere of wine, Paétrus circles and radiates its influence like a celestial body. Yet 30 years ago it was virtually unknown- a small farm of a few hectares nested on a plateau in the highest part of eastern Pomerol. The vineyard is almost entirely made up on clay, perfect for the dark berries of Merlot that flourish there. The wines are hand harvested, fermented in cement and aged in 100 new oak. It is bottled unfiltered after two years in barrel. Château Pétrus--Vintage 1992 Pomerol, cru exceptionnel "The 1992 Pétrus is clearly one of the two candidates for the 'wine of the vintage.' The normal production of 4,500 cases was severely reduced to only 2,600 cases, resulting in an atypically concentrated, powerful, rich wine with a dark, saturated ruby/purple color, a tight but promising nose of sweet black-cherry fruit, vanillin, caramel, and herb-tinged mocha notes. Concentrated and powerful, with superb density of fruit and richness, as well as wonderful sweetness to its tannin, this is a brilliant effort for the vintage. The wine requires 3-5 years of cellaring and should keep for 15-20. Interestingly, the Pétrus vineyard, along with its sibling, Trotanoy, was covered with black plastic in early September, 1992 to trap most of the rain rather than allowing it to saturate the vineyard's soil and diulte the grapes. It was a strategy that obviously paid off." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #96 (Dec 1994) 1 dozen bottles per lot
Château Pétrus--Vintage 1992
1 dozen bottles per lot
A BREAK OF PETRUS AND CHEVAL BLANC PETRUS It is hard to imagine a world without Pétrus, for in the sphere of wine, Paétrus circles and radiates its influence like a celestial body. Yet 30 years ago it was virtually unknown- a small farm of a few hectares nested on a plateau in the highest part of eastern Pomerol. The vineyard is almost entirely made up on clay, perfect for the dark berries of Merlot that flourish there. The wines are hand harvested, fermented in cement and aged in 100 new oak. It is bottled unfiltered after two years in barrel. Château Pétrus--Vintage 1992 Pomerol, cru exceptionnel "The 1992 Pétrus is clearly one of the two candidates for the 'wine of the vintage.' The normal production of 4,500 cases was severely reduced to only 2,600 cases, resulting in an atypically concentrated, powerful, rich wine with a dark, saturated ruby/purple color, a tight but promising nose of sweet black-cherry fruit, vanillin, caramel, and herb-tinged mocha notes. Concentrated and powerful, with superb density of fruit and richness, as well as wonderful sweetness to its tannin, this is a brilliant effort for the vintage. The wine requires 3-5 years of cellaring and should keep for 15-20. Interestingly, the Pétrus vineyard, along with its sibling, Trotanoy, was covered with black plastic in early September, 1992 to trap most of the rain rather than allowing it to saturate the vineyard's soil and diulte the grapes. It was a strategy that obviously paid off." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #96 (Dec 1994) 1 dozen bottles per lot
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