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  • 1996
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Libournais
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
Lot 31

1996 Petrus Pomerol - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1996 Petrus Pomerol - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2400 - $3400 with a BUY IT NOW of $2900. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11534.

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Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot - Bordeaux In Neck

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Property of a Toronto Private Collector, purchased on release and stored in ideal conditions in her personal cellar.
1996 Petrus Pomerol has following scores - Wine Spectator 94, CellarTracker 93, The Wine Advocate 92. 1996 Petrus Pomerol has the score of 92 from Robert Parker and the tasting note -Proprietor Christian Moueix's 1996s have turned out well in the bottle. The 1996 Petrus is a big, monolithic, foursquare wine with an impressively opaque purple color, and sweet berry fruit intermixed with earth, pain grille, and coffee scents. Full-bodied and muscular, with high levels of tannin, and a backward style, this wine (less than 50% of the production was bottled as Petrus) will require patience. It is a mammoth example