PETRUS 1971
PETRUS 1971
PETRUS 1971
PETRUS 1971
PETRUS 1971
PETRUS 1971
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1971

PETRUS 1971

Wine 1971 Bordeaux Pomerol

Grape variety/Blend: Merlot (~95%), cabernet franc (~5%) (variations may occur from one vintage to another)

Aging: 18 to 22 months in new oak barrels

Food and Wine Pairing: Red meats (beef, game), dark meat poultry (duck, guinea fowl) or dishes in sauce. Aged pressed cooked cheeses (comté, gruyère, emmental) and chocolate desserts also pair wonderfully with the complexity of Petrus wines.

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100 / 100 Rated by 5 experts

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20 / 20
Jancis Robinson July - 2014
Jancis Robinson
This rich, fresh monster was fabulous. My only criticism is that serving it as the twelfth wine in a dinner line-up was not giving us the treat of enjoying it when our taste buds were at their freshest. It had the life, sap and savour that the 1975, glorious as it was, lacked. I think this wine may just go on and on and on. Surely the best 1971 known to wine-drinking man? Or woman.
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95 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider January - 2017
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
 It is not often I get to taste Petrus, especially with bottle age, so this was an unexpected treat. The wine is all about the opulent, dense, sensuous textures. The fruit is ample, the nose, with its truffle essence is compelling, but it is the unique, mouth feel that separates this from most other wines, as it combines density, freshness, opulence and harmony. Fully mature.
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95 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
This is a sensational Petrus that has drunk well since the mid-1970s. Plumgarnet in color with noticeable orange at the rim, the chocolate, mocha, sweet, fruit-scented bouquet is followed by a rich, velvety, full-bodied wine with layers of silky fruit. The 1971 must surely be the wine of the vintage. Light to moderate tannins and high alcohol will continue to preserve this plump, unctuous wine for another decade. This is Petrus at its most seductive.
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96 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu
Franck Dubourdieu
 (09-2007)
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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent November - 1990
Michael Broadbent
Vintage Wine  1971
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pomerol
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Petrus
Petrus
Petrus

Petrus is one of the most emblematic and sought-after wines of the Pomerol appellation, occupying a special place in the Bordeaux wine landscape. Unlike the great classified growths of the Médoc, Pomerol has no official classification, but Pétrus has established itself over time as the absolute reference of the appellation, recognized for the singularity of its terroir and the exceptional consistency of its wines.

The Petrus vineyard rests on a unique plateau of clay-ferruginous soils, dominated by a high proportion of blue clay, rare in Bordeaux. This terroir gives the wines a dense structure, remarkable depth and an immediately recognizable identity. The grape variety is almost exclusively composed of Merlot, a grape that finds here an expression of rare intensity.

The international renown of Petrus was built in the 20th century, notably under the impetus of remarkable figures who shaped its style and reputation. Petrus wines are distinguished by their richness, silky texture and exceptional aging potential. Among the emblematic vintages Petrus 1961, Petrus 1982, Petrus 1989, Petrus 1990, Petrus 2000, Petrus 2005, Petrus 2009, Petrus 2010, Petrus 2011, Petrus 2016, Petrus 2017, Petrus 2018, regularly cited among the greatest wines of Bordeaux.

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