Petrus 2010

Petrus is a renowned Pomerol red produced from Merlot grown on the estate's distinctive clay-rich plateau. The vineyard's exceptional blue clay soils contribute concentration, structure and longevity, while meticulous vineyard and cellar practices create a powerful yet refined expression with remarkable depth, texture and ageing potential.

Food Pairing: Pairs best with roasted beef tenderloin, braised short ribs, truffle dishes, or aged Comte.

100 Points - James Suckling

This Petrus has extraordinary balance and depth. It shows such elegance on the nose, with complex notes of black olives, dark fruits, and flowers. The palate is full and ultra-velvety, yet there is a cashmere-like quality to the texture. It takes your breath away. There is almost a Burgundian quality to the mouthfeel, taking you deep into the soil and captivating your attention. Greatest modern vintage of Petrus ever? Try after 2018.

100 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Petrus opens a little broody, with gentle crushed rocks, cast iron pan and fragrant earth notions giving way to a core of plum preserves, baked blueberries, licorice and Black Forest cake, plus wafts of pencil shavings, garrigue and violets. Full-bodied, the palate is beautifully poised with a firm line of exquisitely ripe, fine-grained tannins and fantastic freshness bolstering the generous fruit, finishing very long and very, very classy. Collectors fortunate enough to have a few bottles of this vintage are advised to be patient and allow it a further 7-10 years to loosen up and emerge gloriously from this rock-solid structure.

98 Points - Decanter

Maybe surprising to see a Pomerol that is so well-built that it is not anywhere near ready even at 10 years old, but this is Petrus, a place that writes its own rules. The brushed silk exuberance is there, but hidden underneath a still-pulsating wall of tannins. You expect this level of concentration in Pauillac, so it is more of a surprise on the Right Bank, but here you are in no doubt that 2010 is an intellectual, demanding vintage that needs to be given time. You need to look to 2009 Petrus to begin enjoying any time soon - this is structured, full of dark fruits, structured, savagely built, out to impress.

97 Points - Wine Spectator

This feels dense and unyielding now, with loads of grip supporting a dark, muscular and very backward core of bay leaf, tobacco, plum, blackberry and fig notes. Powerful, fresh and racy, with a tarry edge adding vivacity and drive to the lengthy, raspberry-dominated finish. The raspberry spine seems destined to win out after extended cellaring. Best from 2017 through 2035.