Petrus - 2018 (750ml) Aman Each stage lends different qualities

Each stage lends different qualities to the resulting single malt ~ the traditional casks soften and add character

and a finish that is long and lingering with a hint of spearmint

The 2021 Saint-Aubin En Remilly 1er Cru is more understated on the nose at first

Black fruit and prune is folded together with delicate tones of cigar ash

Petrus - 2018 (750ml) Aman Each stage lends different qualitiesThe 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