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Bid on this bottle of 1990 Petrus, Pomerol (100RP, 99JS, 97ST, 96VN). Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 1990 Petrus remains incredibly young, one of the least evolved wines of the vintage (along with Montrose and Beausejour-Duffau). This dense ruby/purple-colored effort is beginning to hint at the massive richness and full-bodied intensity lurking beneath its wall of tannin. The vintage’s sweetness, low acidity, and velvety tannins are present in abundance, and the wine is massive in the mouth as well as incredibly pure and well-delineated. I thought it would be drinkable by now, but it appears another 5-10 years will pass before it begins to reach its plateau of maturity. This wine is capable of lasting at least four more decades. An incredible achievement! (RP)" (06/2009)
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1990 Petrus, Pomerol (qty: 1)
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1990 Petrus, Pomerol (750 ml)Quantity: 1Provenance: Purchased upon release and stored in the custom built wine cellar of a Los Angelese based collector and repeat consignor with K&L Auctions. Pulled directly from the cellar by K&L Auctions.Fill level: Very High ShoulderTasting Notes:- Professional Reviews
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
100
The 1990 Petrus remains incredibly young, one of the least evolved wines of the vintage (along with Montrose and Beausejour-Duffau). This dense ruby/purple-colored effort is beginning to hint at the massive richness and full-bodied intensity lurking beneath its wall of tannin. The vintage’s sweetness, low acidity, and velvety tannins are present in abundance, and the wine is massive in the mouth as well as incredibly pure and well-delineated. I thought it would be drinkable by now, but it appears another 5-10 years will pass before it begins to reach its plateau of maturity. This wine is capable of lasting at least four more decades. An incredible achievement! (RP)
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James Suckling
99
This is a legendary Petrus that I have scored 100 points in the past. Today, it’s still showing its greatness with aromas of dark fruit, black olives, hot stones and wet concrete. It’s full-to medium-bodied and shows medium, velvety tannins that give the wine backbone and composure. It’s always changing in the glass, giving fruit and earth undertones all the while. A vibrant and vivid wine that talks to you.
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
97
Black-ruby to the rim. Remarkably vibrant red and black fruit, mineral, and licorice nose has an almost Chambolle-like framboise tang to it. Massive on the palate; tremendous extract. As dense as this is now, it already shows remarkable clarity and depth of flavor. Powerful structure and length, with extraordinary subtlety of flavor. Based on the bottle sampled, this is an early candidate for wine of the vintage. (ST)
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Vinous
96
Tasted at the Pomerol Comparative Exploration tasting in London, the 1990 Petrus has always been an extraordinary wine, although in recent years I feel that the 1989 Petrus has edged in front, just by a nose mind you. Now at 26 years of age, it has a substantial bouquet with mulberry and red plum aromas, leather, balsam, juniper berries and undergrowth aromas. It might not quite possess the sophistication of the 1989 but your sense must be malfunctioning if you are not seduced by this heady cocktail. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, supple in the mouth with more roundness than the 1989 plus enormous depth. There is layer upon layer of dark berry fruit infused with sage and thyme, hints of Vervain tea towards the long finish. Nowadays, it might not be close to perfection, perhaps superseded by modern-day winemaking. And yet, the untrammelled pleasure contained in this wine is irresistible and with that in mind, I suspect that only large formats would improve with age. (NM)
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Jancis Robinson
Bright crimson. Surprisingly light nose when just decanted with a hint of putty. Something like woodsmoke ashes. Big, sweet and mouthfilling. Almost tarry. Much bigger and bolder than any other 1990. Massive constitution but some slightly dry tannins on the finish. A little bit more like an assault than a caress (compared to the Cheval Blanc 1990). Should be one of the longest living 1990s. 18.5/20 points (JR)
Ratings: RP: 100 JS: 99 ST: 97 VN: 96
