Petrus - 2015 (750ml) Lodi which is hard to believe

which is hard to believe given its age

which is a field blend of roughly (the exact blend is a "secret") 90% Grenache with the balance other permitted varieties (from 100-year-old vines)

vegetables

this full-bodied wine can be drunk now or cellared for another 25-30 years

bitter oranges from Tunisia and orris root from Italy

Petrus - 2015 (750ml) Lodi which is hard to believeWhen I asked winemaker Olivier Berrouet about his greatest challenges in 2015, he replied, Our biggest challenge is to avoid all the temptations you can have in the vineyard and in the cellar. You can go too far. With our job, if you go too far, you cant go back. Little steps are best. His comments eloquently explain the immense pressure of handling a seemingly pressure less vintage like 2015 in Pomerol. But, with the devil in all the many details