crushed flowers and deeply spiced notes are woven into an intricate fabric of indescribable class

On the palate

Cristal is often accessible young

Will last decades due to its perfect balance

An exuberantly spicy

Petrus other_regions crushed flowers and deeply spicedThe 2003 Petrus was born in a difficult vintage for Pomerol, although its blue clay a. k. a smectite soils probably gave Christian Moueix and Jean Claude Berrouet a slight advantage given its propensity to retain moisture and prevent hydric stress. That said, I would not mark it down as a top tier Petrus. After a timid opening it settles down with attractive mulberry, wild strawberry and clove scents, quite rich but not overpowering. I would argue