10 things you didn’t know about pétrus
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THINGSYOUDIDN’TKNOWABOUT
10
Pétrus
is the most expensivewine in all ofBordeaux
Pétrus
T H E R E I S N O C H Â T E A U O NT H E P É T R U S E S T A T E
THEPÉTRUS
SOIL
IS A 40-MILLION-YEAR-OLD ‘BLUE
CLAY’ WHICHCONTAINS A LOT
OF REDUCED IRON
ABOUT 30,000 BOTTLES AREPRODUCED THERE A YEAR
The estate was replantedwith Merlot grapes afterthe phylloxera vine-pest
crisis hit Bordeaux in thelate 19th Century
19th Century
In 1987, the weatherwas so wet that thevineyard had to be"dried" by helicopter
1987
RETAIL PRICES FORGOOD VINTAGESRANGE BETWEEN€1,100 AND €3,500 ABOTTLE
€1,100AND€3,500a bottle
The best of the Pétrusvintages demand 20 - 30years to mature
20 - 30years
Pétrus is the most
counterfeitedwine in the wor
ChateauPétrus is best servedat 15.5 °Cor 60 °F
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