In Bond Fine Wine. 2003 Château Petrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France. First Growth • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (RP). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Robert Parker (RP) — 95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/04/2006 · Drink 2008-2036
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's decision to harvest nearly all his Merlot on September 3 and 4, and the Cabernet Franc on September 17. However, production is tiny ... less than…
Robert Parker (RP) — 96–98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/04/2005 · Drink 2015-2040
A tiny production and probably the earliest harvest ever at Petrus (September 3, 4, and 17, the latter date for the Cabernet Franc), this is one of the great wines and an extraordinary achievement for a Pomerol in this vintage. It was the famous blue clay terroir of Petrus that saved this vineyard from the drought conditions that undid most of the nearby Pomerols, which possess more gravel and sa…
Robert Parker (RP) — 96–98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/04/2004 · Drink 2010-2030
The only Pomerol vineyard to be planted in a deep bed of blue clay, Petrus, which harvested its Merlot in a mere three days during the first week of September (2nd, 3rd, and 4th), did not suffer as much from this historical heat as many of its neighbors, whose vineyards are planted in more gravelly soils. Hence it has produced one of the finest 2003s of Bordeaux's right bank. However, the product…