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Pétrus

is the most expensivewine in all ofBordeaux

Pétrus

T H E R E I S N O C H Â T E A U O NT H E P É T R U S E S T A T E

THEPÉTRUS

SOIL

IS A 40-MILLION-YEAR-OLD ‘BLUE

CLAY’ WHICHCONTAINS A LOT

OF REDUCED IRON

ABOUT 30,000 BOTTLES AREPRODUCED THERE A YEAR

The estate was replantedwith Merlot grapes afterthe phylloxera vine-pest

crisis hit Bordeaux in thelate 19th Century

19th Century

In 1987, the weatherwas so wet that thevineyard had to be"dried" by helicopter

1987

RETAIL PRICES FORGOOD VINTAGESRANGE BETWEEN€1,100 AND €3,500 ABOTTLE

€1,100AND€3,500a bottle

The best of the Pétrusvintages demand 20 - 30years to mature

20 - 30years

Pétrus is the most

counterfeitedwine in the wor

ChateauPétrus is best servedat 15.5 °Cor 60 °F