Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 29/02/2012 Their finest effort since 1982, Petit Village has turned out a beautifully generous, succulent, fleshy 2009 with loads of ripe plum, black currant, black cherry, mocha and subtle earthy undertones. Round, flamboyant, dense and rich, with low acidity, outstanding concentration and purity, and a long finish, this outstanding wine should drink well for up to 15 or more years. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 27/04/2010 This consistently under-performing estate has made one of its finest wines in many years. The opaque ruby/purple-tinged 2009 offers up hints of toffee, caramelized red and black fruits, and spicy oak. Medium to full-bodied, soft, round, and generous with abundant glycerin, this beauty can be drunk over the next 10-15 years. (Tasted once.) (88-90)

Bright, deep ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of cherry, leather, game, mocha and smoke. Plush, sweet, concentrated and seamless, showing an opulent texture to its flavors of black cherry, dark raspberry, mocha and toffee. Very tactile, dense wine with tongue-coating dusty tannins and very good length. Seriously rich for this property, and sexy already.

A blend of 75% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Cabernet Franc, picked between 17th September and finish on the 13th October with the Cabernet, this has a ripe damson, small black cherries and just a hint of marmalade. The palate is medium-bodied, quite tannic, feeling as if there is more Cabernet than the 17%. A more masculine Petit Village, almost foursquare, conservative whilst another sample was smoother and more cohesive. Moderate length. Fine. Tasted April 2010.

(a blend of 75% merlot, 17% cabernet sauvignon and 8% cabernet franc) Ruby-red. Aromas of cassis, coffee and balsamic mint. Rich and round on entry, with ripe flavors of red cherry jam and milk chocolate given needed backbone by youthfully tight but not drying tannins. Finishes moderately long and sweet if a bit lacking in complexity. Very well-made wine, even if it can't match the best 2009 Pomerols for breed and energy. This year witnessed the longest harvest ever for this estate, with the young merlot first picked on September 17 and the last cabernet coming in on October 7. Tasted five different times with variable results.

[75M/17CS/8CF] Sweet black cherry nose; a rich, supple, moderately tannic wine with a delicious ripeness of fruit, a fine fragrance and a fleshy texture (don’t let M.Derenoncourt persuade you to extract too much....). Warm, harmonious, complete, quite complex and with excellent length. Quite stylish and classy - a proper Pomerol again! 2016-26+