Petrus Vintage:2000 red berries

red berries

as it is once again on this night

Sweet and penetrating on the palate

with intense black and blue fruit flavors and a touch of candied violet

spices and tar emerge

Petrus Vintage:2000 red berriesThe 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