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Petrus is a Bordeaux wine estate located in the Pomerol appellation near its eastern border to Saint-Émilion. An estate of limited size, it produces a limited production red wine entirely from Merlot grapes since the end of 2010 and produces no second wine. The estate belongs to Jean-François Moueix and his children. Although the wines of Pomerol have never been classified, Petrus is widely regarded as the outstanding wine of the appellation by consensus,〔Sutcliffe, Serena, (November 2, 2004). ("Behind the Legend" ). Decanter.com.〕〔Coates, Clive (1995). ''Grands Vins''. University of California Press. pp. 448-453. ISBN 0-520-20220-1〕〔Prial, Frank J. (September 26, 1990). ("Wine Talk" ). ''The New York Times''.〕〔Faith, Nicholas (April 16, 2003). ("Jean-Pierre Moueix" ). ''The Independent''.〕 and leads a duo of Pomerol estates of extreme prices, along with Le Pin, that in the modern era are consistently among the world's most expensive wines.〔〔 ==History== Originally a vineyard,〔 the estate was owned by the Arnaud family since the end of the 18th century,〔 and the name first appears in records from 1837.〔 In the 1868 edition of ''Cocks & Féret'', under listing ''Crus bourgeois et 1ers artisans'' Château Petrus was ranked behind Vieux Château Certan and alongside Château Trotanoy.〔 Some vintages of this period were labelled Petrus-Arnaud.〔 At the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1878, Petrus won a gold medal,〔 at a time when such an event had great consequence, establishing a selling price at the level of a Médoc second growth,〔 the first wine of Pomerol to do so.〔 In 1917, the Arnaud family had to sell and La Société Civile du Château Petrus, a share-holding company was set up. Around 1925, the owner of the Hôtel Loubat in Libourne, the widow Mme. Edmond Loubat, began to buy shares in the estate and continued the acquisition progressively until 1940, when she became the sole owner of the domaine.〔〔Pitcher, Steve (April/May 1998). ("Château Petrus-A Legendary Vertical Tasting" ). ''The Wine News''.〕 According to David Peppercorn, "the great age of Petrus" began with the end of World War II and the successful 1945 vintage.〔 Jean-Pierre Moueix of the Libourne ''négociant'' house Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix acquired exclusive selling rights of Petrus in that year and the international reputation of Petrus began to grow.〔 Mme. Loubat, who also owned Château Latour à Pomerol, remained an active ''vigneronne'' throughout her life, known for her meticulous dedication to detail and quality, and strong determination that her wine deserved to be priced equal to the great ''crus''.〔〔〔〔 In the following years the efficient partnership with Moueix became prosperous.〔〔〔Lyons, William (April 29, 2003). ("Obituary: Jean-Pierre Moueix" ). ''The Scotsman''.〕 Petrus became introduced to the United States,〔 〔("Corking Petrus prices set to soar as experts announce it is the 'best vintage for 100 years'" ). ''Daily Mail''.〕 In 1947 Mme. Loubat presented 2 magnums of 1938 Petrus to the Lord Mayor of London, who had come to Pomerol for a visit, for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth. After the 1956 winter frost that devastated the grapevines of the Bordeaux region and killed two-thirds of the Petrus vineyard,〔 Mme. Loubat decided not to replant but to coppice (cut back severely) the vines on surviving rootstocks; this process of ''recépage'' had been previously untried in the region;〔 her success ensured that the vines' average age remained high and established a tradition that has since been followed.〔〔 Petrus' fame in the U.S. grew in the 1960s, with the promotion by Henri Soulé, owner of the restaurant Le Pavillon in New York. According to Alexis Lichine, "() was served at Le Pavillon in the days when Onassis sat at a corner table. After that, Château Petrus became a status symbol, the sort of name dropped by people who wish to imply not only that they know wine but that they are in wine".〔Henry, Gordon M.; Sachs, Andrea; Zagorin, Adam (March 10, 1986). ("Divine Wine" ). ''TIME''.〕 On the death of Mme. Loubat in 1961, the estate was divided between a niece and nephew, Mme. Lily Lacoste-Loubat and M. Lignac, and a share was left to JP Moueix to allow for equality between the two heirs, thought to be in conflict, and to ensure Moueix' continued influence.〔 For a period the estate was represented by the niece,〔〔 but in 1964, JP Moueix bought the Lignac shares,〔 and the oenologist Jean-Claude Berrouet became permanently attached to Petrus.〔〔Styles, Oliver (February 4, 2008). ("Bordeaux en primeur is 'madness': Petrus winemaker" ). Decanter.com.〕 Prior to this, Émile Peynaud had been employed as a part-time consultant.〔Anson, Jane. ("Jean Claude Berrouet" ). newbordeaux.com.〕 In 1969, of vineyard were added to the estate, purchased from neighbouring Château Gazin.〔〔〔 Following the death of Jean-Pierre Moueix in 2003, his son Jean-François Moueix, head of Groupe Duclot, is the owner of Petrus together with his children and since 2014 controls distribution worldwide via Clés Distribution. When Jean-Claude Berrouet retired as technical director after 45 vintages in 2008 he was replaced by his son Olivier Berrouet who now manages the vineyard and the wine making. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pétrus (wine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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