A prodigious Petrus, this wine has that extra level of intensity and complexity that is monumental. The magic is clearly Petrus, and the 2000 will always be an interesting vintage to compare to another legend in the making, the 1998, or more recently, of course, the 2005, 2008, and 2009. Extremely full-bodied, with great fruit purity, an unmistakable note of underbrush, black truffle, intense black cherries, licorice, and mulberry, the wine seems to show no evidence of oak whatsoever. It has a sumptuous, unctuous texture, plenty of tannin, but also vibrancy and brightness. This is a remarkable wine that seems slightly more structured and massive than the 1998, which comes across as slightly more seamless, as if it were haute couture. This wine needs at least another 5-10 years of cellaring and should age for 50+ years.

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Deep crimson purple with plenty of viscosity. The nose was quite reticent and took coaxing to find the lovely dark cherries, kirsch, blackberry, dark chocolate and liquorice that was characterised both the nose and palate. The palate seemed very closed down with a firm tannic finish yet there was lovely poise and balance underneath. This wine opened over the evening but never achieved the perfection experienced 2 years ago at our Petrus vertical dinner perhaps reflecting the very cool US cellar that held it from 1st purchase and subsequent slow development.

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