2018 Petrus

Name: 2018 Petrus
Brand: Petrus
SKU: 2c01cee616566f82647fb3871ac4727f
Price: 14999 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 97 (17 reviews)

Pomerol, France

- Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 5,345 / 750ml
- From September 2025

5 from 14 User Ratings
97 / 100 17 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Merlot
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Petrus is not actually a 'chateau' per se, although it is often referred to as such.
  
  Critic tasting note: (2018 vintage) "An extremely exotic red wine with crushed berries and a bouquet of flowers. So aromatic and perfumed. Full bodied and layered with lots of pretty oak, enticing fruit and tannins. Velvety. Best after 2028." - James Suckling
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Winery

Petrus

2 products

Region or Appellation

Pomerol

Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Merlot

100% Merlot

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Drinking Window: 2024-2080

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 14%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Ownership: Jean-Francois Moueix
Closure Type: Cork
Ageing: 0 year

Awards

(1)

3 Stars

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Lamb kreatopita Starter Course: Meat in filo pastry; Contains: lamb mince; Greek

Lamb leg and shoulder Main Course: With fondant potatoes, green garlic puree and lamb jus; Western

Abanico Iberico Main Course: Shoulder cut of pork; Contains: pork steak; Spanish

Hereford T-bone Main Course: Marbled and tender; Western

Details

About the Product

Drinking Window: 2024-2080

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 14%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Ownership: Jean-Francois Moueix
Closure Type: Cork
Ageing: 0 year

Awards

(1)

3 Stars

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Critics Scores & Reviews

(17)

2018 vintage

97 / 100

17 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2024 to 2080

? / 100 James Suckling

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2022

An extremely exotic red wine with crushed berries and a bouquet of flowers. So aromatic and perfumed. Full bodied and layered with lots of pretty oak, enticing fruit and tannins. Velvety. Best after 2028.

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2018 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2022

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18 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2019

When to drink: 2028 to 2040

Zurückhaltend, von absoluter Präzision und Transparenz, geradezu burgundischer Fruchtausdruck, grosse Dichte und Tiefe, langer Ausklang mit spürbarem Feuer.

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97 / 100 Falstaff

2018 Vintage Tasted: May 2019

Deep dark ruby, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Multi-faceted bouquet with intense dark berry fruit, a hint of sweet spices, some nougat and orange zest. Powerfully fruity, ripe plum, black cherry, velvety tannins, very good freshness with a touch of chocolate on the finish, mineral and long-lasting on the palate.

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99 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2019

The color of the ancient and priceless Sunrise Ruby replete with ornate reflections of royal purple, this wine moves you. Its perfume begins with a lightning bolt of flowers, cocoa, truffle, licorice, black cherry and even blacker plums. On the palate, the wine is extraordinarily concentrated. The fruit tastes and feels darker than usual with more command, opulence, depth and length. The flavors are expansive, moving from plummy mid-palate to a spicy, licorice, dark chocolate, mint and kirschwasser finish that remains with you for well over 60 seconds! The wine reached 14.5% ABV with a pH of 3.7. The harvest took place September 13-27 and the wine is aging in 50% new, French oak barrels.

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99 - 100 / 100 Christer Byklum

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2019

Ruby. 99M 1CF Scented, layered, detailed, highly scented, blueberries, seductive, stunning nose, filigree. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, smooth, creamy, detailed, layered, nuanced, elegant, refined, just goes on and on, so superbly balanced, some peppery, dark berries, minerals, stunning length.

About Christer Byklum

98 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2019

97–99. Barrel Sample. This is a dark, serious wine, concentrated with richness and freshness at the same time. The ripe tannins are impeccably balanced by fine acidity and a ripe blackberry flavor. It shows the supreme quality of Pomerol's Merlots in this vintage. Of course, it will age for nearly forever. Roger Voss

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100 / 100 The Wine Independent

2018 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2023

When to drink: 2029 to 2079

About The Wine Independent

99 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2018 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2022

When to drink: 2030 to 2060

About Jean-Marc Quarin

97 / 100 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

2018 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2021

When to drink: 2028 to 2042

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100 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2021

When to drink: 2029 to 2080

About Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

96 / 100 Wine Spectator

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2021

About Wine Spectator

98 / 100 Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2019

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97 / 100 Jeannie Cho Lee

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2019

When to drink: 2030 to 2030

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97 / 100 CellarTracker

2018 Vintage

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User Ratings

(14)

14 ratings

2018 Petrus, Pomerol, France

Excellent

2018 Vintage Saved: 3-Mar-2023

Full of flavours! Awesome!

Excellent

2018 Vintage Saved: 28-Nov-2020

Le plus grand jamais fait avec le 1947 et le 1971

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 97 / 100 $ 6,605 2024 95 / 100 – 2023 98 / 100 – 2022 98 / 100 – 2021 94 / 100 – 2020 98 / 100 – 2019 97 / 100 – 2018 97 / 100 – 2017 96 / 100 –

2016 98 / 100 – 2015 97 / 100 – 2014 95 / 100 – 2013 93 / 100 – 2012 96 / 100 – 2011 94 / 100 – 2010 97 / 100 – 2009 98 / 100 – 2008 95 / 100 – 2007 93 / 100 – 2006 94 / 100 – 2005 97 / 100 – 2004 94 / 100 – 2003 94 / 100 – 2002 92 / 100 – 2001 95 / 100 – 2000 97 / 100 – 1999 93 / 100 – 1998 97 / 100 $ 6,605 1997 92 / 100 – 1996 92 / 100 – 1995 95 / 100 – 1994 92 / 100 – 1993 91 / 100 – 1992 90 / 100 – 1990 97 / 100 – 1989 97 / 100 – 1988 92 / 100 – 1987 88 / 100 – 1986 91 / 100 – 1985 91 / 100 – 1984 – – 1983 89 / 100 – 1982 95 / 100 – 1981 87 / 100 – 1980 90 / 100 – 1979 90 / 100 – 1978 89 / 100 – 1977 91 / 100 – 1976 90 / 100 – 1975 95 / 100 – 1974 91 / 100 – 1973 91 / 100 – 1972 93 / 100 – 1971 95 / 100 – 1970 97 / 100 – 1969 87 / 100 – 1968 – – 1967 94 / 100 – 1966 93 / 100 – 1964 96 / 100 – 1963 – – 1962 94 / 100 – 1961 96 / 100 – 1960 88 / 100 – 1959 96 / 100 – 1958 – – 1957 – – 1955 95 / 100 – 1954 – – 1953 94 / 100 – 1952 93 / 100 – 1951 – – 1950 97 / 100 – 1949 95 / 100 – 1948 95 / 100 – 1947 94 / 100 – 1946 – – 1945 94 / 100 – 1944 – – 1943 – – 1942 – – 1941 – – 1940 – – 1939 – – 1937 – – 1936 – – 1934 – – 1933 – – 1932 – – 1931 – – 1929 100 / 100 – 1928 96 / 100 – 1925 – – 1924 – – 1921 100 / 100 – 1920 – – 1915 – – 1911 – – 1905 – – 1904 – – 1901 – – 1900 – – 1899 – – 1897 85 / 100 – 1876 – – 1800 – –

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Vintage quality: Excellent

Current condition: Keep

For Pomerol, the 2018 vintage was a great success.

The growing season got off to a shaky start, with the region suffering from various downpours and deluges that persisted throughout the spring. Although the region was for the most part spared the biting spring frosts typical...

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