Klassifiziering | Cru Classe |
Typ | Rotwein |
Marke | Chateau Petrus |
Jahrgang | 1996 |
Land | Frankreich |
Region | Bordeaux, Pomerol |
Traube | Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend |
Inhalt | 0,75 |
Zustand | Very top shoulder / base of neck |
Label | Perfekt |
Trinkbar | -2030 |
Vorrat | 0 |
Proprietor Christian Moueix's 1996s have turned out well in the bottle. The 1996 Petrus is a big, monolithic, foursquare wine with an impressively opaque purple color, and sweet berry fruit intermixed with earth, pain grille, and coffee scents. Full-bodied and muscular, with high levels of tannin, and a backward style, this wine (less than 50% of the production was bottled as Petrus) will require patience. It is a mammoth example.
Wild aromas of crushed fruit, forest flower and wild mushrooms. Full-bodied, with incredibly velvety tannins that go on and on. Lovely and exciting fruit. Gorgeous, seductive wine. Hard to resist now. Better than I remember.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective.