Vinous - Score: 88 (2020 July)

The 1980 Petrus is a rarely seen off vintage nowadays and this is only my second encounter. Showing moderate bricking, the bouquet is surprisingly fresh with chestnut and peat aromas infusing the slightly diffuse red fruit. There is good definition and it feels less mean than the previous half-bottle. The palate is nicely balanced with a sweet, possibly chaptalized core of red fruit. It is showing more flesh than expected like the 1978 served alongside, though it is undeniably short on the finish. I doubt that I will find a better bottle of the 1980 than this. Tasted at the Petrus dinner at Hide restaurant in London.