Petrus other_regions balanced and impressively complex finish

balanced and impressively complex finish

but this is a super-impressive wine in every way

This is a serious

This is a vintage where managing the crop load was critical in achieving balance

Petrus other_regions balanced and impressively complex finishThe 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