Chateau Petrus 1973

Classificatie	Cru Classe
Wijnsoort	Rood
Producent	Chateau Petrus
Jaar	1973
Land	Frankrijk
Streek	Bordeaux, Pomerol
Druif	Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Very top shoulder
Etiket	Licht gevlekt
Voorraad	0
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	High Shoulder
Etiket	Damaged, label taped by owner
Voorraad	0
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Mid to High shoulder
Etiket	Licht beschadigd
Voorraad	0
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Top shoulder
Etiket	Beschadigd, Gevlekt
Voorraad	0
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Top shoulder
Etiket	Licht beschadigd, Licht gevlekt
Voorraad	0
Inhoud	1,5
Conditie	Perfect
Etiket	Goed
Drinkbaar	-2015
Voorraad	0

Professionele reviews

Robert Parker (90)

In the first issue of THE WINE ADVOCATE (which was sent free of charge since no one had any interest in a publication by someone named Robert Parker), this was one of my top picks in what was otherwise a critical look at the diluted 1973 vintage. I ended up buying a half case of the 1973 Petrus (for $15 a bottle!). The wine was so delicious, as well as surprisingly concentrated for a 1973, that I drank all of it in its first decade of life. In a recent blind tasting, this magnum still revealed the wine's marvelous fruit and precociousness. Although it does not possess the power and richness of a great vintage, it is an outstanding Petrus. It offers a surprisingly intense, spicy, sweet, mocha, and black-cherry-scented nose, medium to full body, admirable fruit and purity, and a long, lush, super-soft finish displaying a trace of herbs and tea. This generously-endowed, velvety-textured wine has been fully mature for nearly two decades, yet it exhibits no signs of decline - rather amazing!

Winespectator (78)

Not unpleasant for a wine from such a weak vintage, with simple earthy, minty aromas and flavors. A rather green, unripe flavor detracts, however

Rene Gabriel (17)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 17/20 points.