black pepper and Indian spices plus touches of lavender and roses
A majestic Saint-Estèphe red
perfumed finish
but was more than happy to taste it again (lucky me) for this report
Château Pétrus - 2016 - Pomerol Domaine de la Soufrandière black pepper and Indian spicesRobert Parker's Wine Advocate : Opaque purple black colored, the 2016 Petrus slips effortlessly out of the glass with sanguine, seductive notes of kirsch, warm black plums, blueberry compote, red roses, Ceylon tea, violets, dark chocolate covered cherries, licorice and cinnamon stick with wafts of iron ore, pencil lead, unsmoked cigars and crushed rocks. Full bodied, profound and absolutely edifying on the palate, the densely packed, beautifully