Château Petrus, 2001 Homeware the wine may not possess

the wine may not possess the body and volume of a vintage such as 1990 or 1989

An irresistible festive selection: cookies with chocolate pieces

Light greenish gold in colour

but sultry blend of Cabernet Franc

and the wild herbs

Château Petrus, 2001 Homeware the wine may not possessThe 2001 Petrus has always been among winemaker Jean Claude Berrouets favourite vintages. Theres not many 2001s I know of that will compete with the 2001 Petrus. Still youthfully ruby in colour, it offers an incredibly complex perfume of blackcurrants, forest floor, white truffles and Asian spices. These give way to a full bodied, beautifully concentrated, opulent, hedonistic, yet also elegant 2001 that has loads of sweet tannin, beautiful mid palate