{"product_id":"chateau-petrus-pomerol-1996","title":"Chateau Petrus, Pomerol, 1996","description":"This is Petrus, the name the rest of Pomerol gets measured against, in a 1996 that has now had nearly three decades to come together in bottle. The estate's whole story starts with the clay. The vineyard sits on a plateau in eastern Pomerol, 40 metres above sea level and the highest point in the appellation. Under 60 to 80 cm of dark clay topsoil lies a dense, dark blue subsoil so hard that the roots can't get into it. That blue clay is smectite: once it takes on water it seals up and holds the moisture, so the vines can still draw on it through dry summers. The plateau has only about 15 hectares of it, and the entire 11.5-hectare Petrus vineyard sits on top, while its neighbours get it only in patches. You're paying for an address no one else can copy, and for once the legend has a geological explanation. Stand the bottle upright a day before opening and decant it gently.","brand":"Private","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047942160441,"sku":"NYC-[PVT]-NC11026-110226-90-10","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-Petrus-Pomerol-1996-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1793696592","url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/chateau-petrus-pomerol-1996","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}