Petrus - 2014 (750ml) Old & Rare ‘wining' (envinar) new botas for

‘wining' (envinar) new botas for whisky producers

which were surprisingly less promising than my barrel tastings suggested

red fruit character

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a challenging vintage in the Russian River area (less so on the Sonoma Coast)

Petrus - 2014 (750ml) Old & Rare ‘wining' (envinar) new botas forThe 2014 Petrus was tasted on the same morning as the 2014 Vieux Chteau Certan and though they are built from different blends, their personalities are quite similar. This is a succinct, not powerful, much more refined and discrete bouquet, gradually unfurling and revealing a subtle sea spray marine element. The palate is again quite discrete at first and unfolds at a glacial pace. It is beautifully balanced with fine tannin, quite linear and