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  • 1996
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Libournais
  • Pomerol
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
Lot 11

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 - $3300 with a BUY IT NOW of $2850. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11722.

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Please note the following conditions in this lot - Base Of Neck.

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This collection was established in 1992, sparked by a flight of Chateau Margaux that included the landmark 1982 vintage. Between 1993 and 2000, the owner built the cellar through the SAQ Courrier Vinicole, acquiring 100–125 bottles of First through Fifth Growth Bordeaux annually as futures, while selectively adding premier 1980s vintages through special SAQ offerings. As the sole proprietor, he has ensured the wines remained in consistent storage within his brother’s cellar. Following the sale of his brother’s home, the owner is now offering these long-held bottles to the market. This offering represents a carefully curated, single-owner cellar with 100% SAQ provenance.
1996 Petrus Pomerol from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 94 points, CellarTracker 93 points, The Wine Advocate 92 points. This is the tasting note for 1996 Petrus Pomerol from Robert Parker - 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.