10 things you didn’t know about pétrus

1. THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT 10 Pétrus

2. isthemostexpensive wineinallof Bordeaux Pétrus

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

4. THE PÉTRUS SOIL IS A 40-MILLION- YEAR-OLD ‘BLUE CLAY’ WHICH CONTAINS A LOT OF REDUCED IRON

5. ABOUT 30,000 BOTTLES ARE PRODUCED THERE A YEAR

6. The estate was replanted with Merlot grapes after the phylloxera vine-pest crisis hit Bordeaux in the late 19th Century 19th Century

7. In1987,theweather wassowetthatthe vineyardhadtobe "dried"byhelicopter 1987

8. RETAIL PRICES FOR GOOD VINTAGES RANGE BETWEEN €1,100 AND €3,500 A BOTTLE €1,100 AND €3,500 a bottle

9. The best of the Pétrus vintages demand 20 - 30 years to mature 20 - 30 years

10. Pétrus is the most counterfeited wine in the wor

11. Chateau Pétrus is best served at 15.5 °C or 60 °F

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