VINTAGE REPORT 2009 POMEROL February 13, 2013 by Sylvia LeSecret Berrouet, originally winemaker at Château Cheval Blanc has taken over winemaking at Pétrus, “The weather conditions were almost perfect. For us at Pétrus, it was the first time we had so much time between grapes turning red and picking. Instead of 45 days, it was about 60 days. The vintage called for this, it was not our call.” — Olivier Berrouet, who director of Petrus for the 2009 vintage echoed many winemakers in Pomerol “After this vintage, I can probably retire.” — Olivier Berrouet