Petrus 1990 (750ML)

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PETRUSAA90B

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Vintage:

1990

Format:

750ML

Region:

Right Bank

Appellation:

Pomerol

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Critic Scores, Reviews & Descriptions

100 WA / 100 JS / 100 FS / 100 JS / 99 WCI / 98 WS / 97 VM / 20/20 JR

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 vintages 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! (Tasted June 2009) Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

This is a legend and lives up to it. Dense and opulent with layers of ripe, powerful, pure and rich fruit across the board. I have been lucky enough to drink this a number of times and it doesn't change.-James Suckling

Deep ruby garnet, purple reﬂections, subtle watery rim. Fine spicy nuances, subtle nougat touch, orange zest, a hint of black truffle, pleasant roasted aromas, dark berryish confit, very multi-faceted bouquet. Juicy on the palate, black cherry and nougat, elegant texture, substantial body, peppery spice, mineral, salty and long-lasting, an enchanting wine with great depth.-Peter Moser, Falstaff, tasted 06/20

12 Jun, 2016 – This is a legend and lives up to it. Dense and opulent with layers of ripe, powerful, pure and rich fruit across the board. I have been lucky enough to drink this a number of times and it doesn't change.-James Suckling

The depth of color, flavor, intensity and levels of richness hit all the right notes. Here you find layers of black plums, blacker cherries, smoke, truffle, dark, bitter chocolate, earth, and flowers that arrive in velvety-textured waves that coat your palate with staying power. The sensuous over 50-second finish seals the deals with its velvet textures.-Jeff Leve, Wine Cellar Insider, tasted 12/21

That hasn't changed. A classy wine that's almost as great as the awesome '89. Expressive and sophisticated, with wonderful ripe fruit and vanilla aromas. The palate is extremely silky with superb flavor concentration. It's very muscular but refined and toned. Still too young to open.--Pétrus non-blind vertical. Best after 2007. 3,700 cases made.-Wine Spectator

The 1990 Petrus is a great Pomerol, albeit one that has levelled off in terms of quality during its evolution, so that there is now a clear gap between itself and the 1989. This bottle has that same gorgeous raspberry and mulberry nose, sensual and warm, the eucalyptus component a little more noticeable vis-a-vis previous bottles. The palate is smooth and sensual, fatter than the 1989 if not quite as well defined. It boasts unerring purity and great consistency, a Rubenesque Petrus that is a joy to behold. Tasted at the Petrus dinner at Hide restaurant in London and at Epure restaurant in Hong Kong.-Neal Martin, Vinous Media, tasted 12/19

Very, very deep ruby, but it looks slightly more evolved than the 1989. Very heady, rich, opulent, almost burnt character. Big, round, and meaty. Broad, velvety, and sweet. Very Californian in its build, but long and rich and seductive. Sweet and long. Almost medicinal. Very, very long. Lots of pleasure. Very, very long. So ripe, but underneath there are lots of tannins, although I don't think this will be one of the longest-living vintages.-Jancis Robinson

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