Pétrus - Pomerol 2008 (750ml)
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider: 97 Points
It has been about 5 years since I lasted this and time has been good to this wine. Not quite as concentrated as I had hoped still the spring flowers violets earth spice licorice plum and cherry nose get your attention. Medium/full-bodied elegant soft refined and vibrant the ripe sweet plums cherries dark cocoa and earthy characteristics shine through in the finish. This is only now coming alive so it should improve and offer pleasure for at least another 2 decades.
nmWine Advocate: 97 Points
It is hard to call Petrus a ?sleeper of the vintage? but the 2008 will merit more attention than most consumers would think. Low yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare resulted in only 25000 bottles of this beauty. A wine of great intensity (possibly the most concentrated wine of the vintage) this 100% Merlot boasts a dark purple color as well as a sweet perfume of mocha caramel black cherries black currants earth and forest floor. Deep unctuously textured full-bodied and pure it will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring and should drink well for 25-30+ years. Published: May 01 2011
Decanter: 96 Points
Tight and firm yet with incredibly embracing tannins that are still in their early phase of evolution even though it is 100% Merlot. It's a trick that basically nobody else in Pomerol can pull off to quite this extent. Some liquorice kicks through along with dark plum and blackberry fruits touches of white pepper and coffee bean. Extremely enjoyable and still extremely young. (Drink between 2020-2038)
