France • 3 route de Lussac, 33500 Pomerol, France
Château Pétrus is a legendary Merlot-based estate of Pomerol on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. Documented from at least the 18th century and long owned by the Arnaud family, the property’s modern story begins in the mid‑20th century with the formidable Madame Loubat and Libourne négociant Jean‑Pierre Moueix, who together transformed a discreet local cru into one of the world’s most coveted wines. The Moueix family became majority owners in the 1960s and still control the estate today, maintaining a famously low public prof…
