Petrus - 2018 (750ml) Columbia Valley it displays abundant cassis

it displays abundant cassis

fried dough

creamy body that greets the nose with vanilla and black pepper scents

almost balm-like mouthfeel that seems to burst with luscious fruit

Petrus - 2018 (750ml) Columbia Valley it displays abundant cassisThe 2018 Petrus has retained its opaque purple black color after bottling, foreshadowing the seemingly frozen in time glacial pace at which this wine is proceeding. It opens very reluctantly, requiring considerable air with vigorous swirling and doggedly demands a few hours before it offers glimpses at this slumbering giant of a wine. As it eventually unfurls, it slowly morphs into a powerful, fantastically pure nose of preserved plums, blackberry