2024 Petrus

Cropped at 27 hectoliters per hectare and harvested between 24 September and 1 October, the 2024 Pétrus is shaping up nicely, exhibiting aromas of sweet cherries and raspberries mingled with licorice and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, polished and suave, it's cool and seamless, with a layered, velvety palate and a charming, pure profile. The grand vin represents some 85% of the harvest, and it's seeing a reductive élevage to preserve the maximum of fruit and flesh.

This feels like it is operating on a different plane from many, clear from the first aromatics. Showcasing latent hidden power, sappy, savoury but in this case not overly slim, just full of muscular goodnesss and black fruits. Small yield because of flowering, as you see everywhere in Pomerol, 50% new oak for ageing, although winemaker Olivier Berrouet expects to do a slightly shorter ageing than usual. Around 80% of production is in this wine. 3.6ph. Harvest Sepember 24 to October.

The 2024 Petrus is a gorgeous, well-proportioned wine, with an equilibrium that decidedly favors finesse over power or volume. Rose petal, lavender, spice, mint and blood orange confer aromatic intensity. Silky tannins provide the backdrop for an absolutely beautiful Petrus. The 2024 is pure and total sensuality. Technical Director Olivier Berrouet added that he might reduce rackings during elevage. Today, the 2024 Petrus is exquisite.