Château Pétrus 1987

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 907; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1987 which is 870. The average score for Château Pétrus is 922, making this a below average effort for the producer.

When people talk about wines from Château Pétrus they use words like Purple, Full, Tannin, Decades, Pétrus, Spice, Rich, Tannins, Powerful, Fruit, Sweet, Dense, Black, Pure, Inky. People use these words to describe the 1987 but no other wine from Château Pétrus: Loose. It normally takes wines from Château Pétrus around 11 years to be ready to start drinking, and 29 further years to decline.

It represents good value compared to Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2014, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Pichon-Lalande 2003, Château Pontet-Canet 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château de Fonbel 2010, Château Montviel 2005, Château Plince 2010, Château Haut-Sociondo 2007, Vieux Château Certan 2004.

MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
20	Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006	4%
19	Château Calon 2005	-82%
18	Château Pavie Macquin 2008	-51%
18	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	-44%
17	Château Pavie 2009	160%
17	Château de Pitray 2010	-89%
17	Château Giscours 2012	-54%
17	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	31%
17	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008	-63%
16	Château Ausone 2006	572%
16	Château Haut-Brion 2008	-14%
16	Château Siran 2000	-52%
16	Château Pontet-Canet 2007	-46%
16	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	32%
16	Château Gruaud-Larose 2001	2%
16	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009	474%
16	Château Brane-Cantenac 2002	-52%
16	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	-10%
16	Château Palmer 2008	30%
16	Alter Ego de Palmer 2006	-55%
16	Château Talbot 2005	-40%
16	Château Labégorce 2010	-61%
16	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2004	-42%
16	Château Montrose 2004	-29%
16	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006	-53%
16	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	-17%
16	Château Batailley 2010	290%
16	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2007	-57%
15	Château Figeac 2012	-64%
15	Château Margaux 2010	1016%
15	Château Margaux 1997	287%
15	Château Langoa-Barton 1996	-24%
15	Château Latour 1996	846%
15	Les Forts de Latour 2010	91%
14	Château d’Issan 2010	-31%
14	Château Duhart-Milon 2005	-27%
14	Château Duhart-Milon 2011	-9%
11	Château Rol Valentin 2009	-71%
10	Château Andreas 2000	0%
10	Château Haut La Grace Dieu 2000	0%
10	Château Rieussec 2011	-34%
10	Château Barde-Haut 2003	-83%
10	Château Haut La Grace Dieu 2001	0%
10	Château Clos Fourtet 2011	-52%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-05	gbp	83