New Arrivals
Advanced Search
wine regions
quick links

Fleur Petrus 2004

Pomerol

Excel download

View All Vintages of this Wine

Units Size Case size GBP Price: Quantities Buy
Tasting Notes

Performing better from bottle than it did from barrel, this is a classic, elegant La Fleur-Petrus (in contrast to the blockbuster 2006) offering hints of kirsch liqueur, soy, and resiny pine forest notes. Elegant, medium-bodied, fresh, and pure, it is best drunk over the next 14-15 years.

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2007-2022 01 June 2007

Full red. Slightly medicinal aromas of redcurrant, plum, chocolate and herbs, along with a peppery nuance. Supple in texture but a bit subdued, with restrained sweetness and notes of herbs and minerals. I find this in an awkward stage today, and a tad dry and green on the back, but there's firm spine and sneaky flavor intensity here. (87+ points)

Score: 87

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2007

Very attractive chocolate, black olive, berries and even tobacco on the nose. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins, a refined texture and a long, caressing finish. All here. Best after 2012. 3,500 cases made.

Score: 92

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2012+ 31 March 2007

Some hint of brick on the mid crimson. Very sweet, almost jammy nose. Not especially complex. Broader and richer than most other Moueix 2004s, but still very reined in and extremely dry on the finish. Sandy tannins.

Score: 16 - 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2014-2024 18 August 2005

Ooh - I like this. A very ripe, complex nose of black fruit, tobacco and burnt toast. A ripe, tannic palate with good fruit concentration. Balanced and harmonious. Moderate grip. An engaging wine with an irony finish. This will be fascinating to taste after bottling. Great potential. Again in London in the same month. A very fragrant nose of ripe black fruit and tobacco. Very intense. The palate has great definition with ripe, black fruits and sturdy tannins. Blackberry, here a hint of liquorice. Moderate grip and quite irony on the finish that has very good length. An excellent Lafleur-Petrus. Tasted April 2005.

Score: 94 - 96

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 April 2005