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Fri, May 31, 2024 03:00PM EDT - Sun, Jun 2, 2024 09:00PM EDT
  • 2000
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Libournais
  • Pomerol
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • 100 Points
  • FF3705
  • FF3705
Lot 9

2000 Petrus Pomerol - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2000 Petrus Pomerol - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $5000 - $7000 with a BUY IT NOW of $6000. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11486.

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

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This parcel of wine and spirits was brought to us by a long-time aficionado, who began collecting wine in 1981. His interest in collecting began during his career, where every successful business closure was celebrated with fine wine. His wines and spirits were purchased through the SAQ, LCBO, and US independent retailers, and were stored in his temperature and humidity-controlled home cellar before coming to auction.
The score for 2000 Petrus Pomerol is 100 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - A prodigious Petrus, this wine has that extra level of intensity and complexity that is monumental. The magic is clearly Petrus, and the 2000 will always be an interesting vintage to compare to another legend in the making, the 1998, or more recently, of course, the 2005, 2008, and 2009. Extremely full-bodied, with great fruit purity, an unmistakable note of underbrush, black truffle, intense black cherries, licorice, and mulberry, the wine seems to show no evidence of oak whatsoever. It has a sumptuous, unctuous texture, plenty of tannin, but also vibrancy and brightness. This is a remarkable wine that seems slightly more structured and massive than the 1998, which comes across as slightly more seamless, as if it were haute couture. This wine needs at least another 5-10 years of cellaring and should age for 50+ years.