Petrus other_regions spice and earth scents where

spice and earth scents where the wood treatment is admirably subtle if again not invisible

as I had an opportunity to spend several hours tasting through all of the wines in barrel with proprietor Roberto Conterno

Anticipated maturity

don’t think about touching bottles until at least 2020

lusher and juicy with structure

Petrus other_regions spice and earth scents whereThe 2003 Petrus was born in a difficult vintage for Pomerol, although its blue clay a. k. a smectite soils probably gave Christian Moueix and Jean Claude Berrouet a slight advantage given its propensity to retain moisture and prevent hydric stress. That said, I would not mark it down as a top tier Petrus. After a timid opening it settles down with attractive mulberry, wild strawberry and clove scents, quite rich but not overpowering. I would argue