The score for 1955 Petrus Pomerol is 95 from Vinous and the tasting note - The 1955 Petrus is a wine that I have tasted on two or three occasions courtesy of Belgian and château bottlings. Significantly, it was the final Petrus before the devastating spring frosts the following year. The Belgian bottling leaves something to be desired, yet the château bottling attests a splendid Pomerol that is still holding up well. There is always something a little more rustic about pre-1956 vintages of Petrus. The aromatics stride boldly along with dark berry fruit that occasionally suggest there might have been a bit of Malbec in the vineyard back then. Dark berries, coniferous forest, undergrowth and a light chlorophyll scent on the nose that never quite clicks into fifth gear. Yet the palate is utterly harmonious, veering more to the red side of the fruit spectrum with touches of mint. Like many 1955 Right Banks, it is not a showy or extravagant Petrus, but is rather "statesmanlike" and "noble".