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The price of a bottle varies from 1,000 euros for a "small" vintage to more than 2,500 euros for a great vintage, or even 6,000 euros for an exceptional vintage such as 1947 or 1961. According to the Wine-searcher site, Petrus is the sixth most expensive wine in the world, after five
Burgundy wines,
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Petrus produces an average of 30,000 bottles per year. The grapes are hand harvested over two to three days. The wine is aged between 12 and 16 months in oak barrels, half of which are new, before bottling. A stringent pre-assemblage vat selection is carried out and certain parcels are rejected from
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The wine is characterized by great elegance, a complex and powerful nose and a particularly opulent fruit. The guide to
Bettana and Desseauve wines (2016) describes Petrus as follows: "With its refined and deep tension and the right density, its taffeta texture and floral returns, Petrus is a wine
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Following the death of Jean-Pierre Moueix in 2003, his son Jean-François Moueix, head of Groupe Duclot, is the owner of Pétrus; he and his children have controlled distribution worldwide via Clés
Distribution since 2014. When Jean-Claude Berrouet retired as technical director after 45 vintages in
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On the death of Mme. Loubat in 1961, the estate was divided between a niece and nephew, Mme. Lily
Lacoste-Loubat and M. Lignac, and a share was left to Jean-Pierre Moueix to break any deadlock between them and to ensure Moueix' continued influence. For a period, the estate was represented by the
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The best vintages are generally recognized as 1929, 1945, 1947, 1961, 1964, 1982, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2009, and 2010. In 1956, 1965, and 1991, the harvests did not produce a wine of sufficient quality and these vintages do not exist. The years 1963, 1968, 1977, or 1984 exist in very small
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In the following years, the efficient partnership with Moueix became prosperous. Pétrus was introduced to the United States. In 1947, Mme. Loubat presented two magnums of 1938 Pétrus to the Lord Mayor of London, who had come to
Pomerol for a visit, for the wedding of
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since the end of 2010. The average age of the vines exceeds 45 years. This grape variety is made up of black, medium round berries. The administration of the estate takes particular care to maximize the quality of the harvest.
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Originally, a 7-hectare (17-acre) vineyard, the estate had been owned by the Arnaud family since the end of the 18th century, and the name first appears in records from 1837. In the 1868 edition of
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Although the wines of
Pomerol have never been classified, Pétrus is widely regarded as the outstanding wine of the appellation. Pétrus leads a duo of Pomerol estates in extreme prices, along with
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sat at a corner table. After that, Pétrus became a status symbol, the sort of name dropped by people who wish to imply not only that they know wine but that they are in wine".
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The estate was among the first in
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had been previously untried in the region; her success ensured that the vines' average age remained high and established a tradition that has since been followed.
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In 1917, the Arnaud family had to sell and La Société Civile du Château Pétrus, a share-holding company, was set up. Around 1925, the owner of the Hôtel Loubat in
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quantities for the same reason. The vintages 1921, 1929, 1947, 1961, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2009, and 2010 all received a score of 100/100 from critic Robert Parker.
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throughout her life, known for her meticulous dedication to detail and quality, and strong determination that her wine deserved to be priced equal to the great
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had been employed as a part-time consultant. In 1969, 5 hectares (12 acres) of vineyard were added to the estate, purchased from neighbouring
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that devastated the grapevines of the
Bordeaux region and killed two-thirds of the Pétrus vineyard, Mme. Loubat decided not to replant but to
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of Pétrus covers 11.4 hectares (28 acres) and is located on a plateau in the eastern portion of
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2008, he was replaced by his son Olivier Berrouet, who now manages the vineyard and the wine making.
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or buttonhole, Pétrus' original vineyard possesses topsoil and subsoil high in iron-rich
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