Château Pétrus 1981
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Scores
Two measures, kept apart on purpose. One is about the bottle, the other about the year.
Wine Score
91 / 100
- Critic evidence
- Critic 87 from 3 critics
- Community evidence
- Community 93 from 23 notes
40% critic · 60% drinkers
Region Vintage
87 / 100
Pomerol · 1981
Not part of the Wine Score.
Method region_vintage_v1
Drinking window
Price
Merchant price range, per 750ml
£1,704
Median £1,704 · 2026-09
Our own summary of 10 tracked offers in bottle, divided down to a 750ml comparable. It is not a merchant listing, and nobody will sell you a bottle at the median. The individual listings are below.
Price basis not confirmed, may or may not include UK duty and VAT.
Prices read 2026-10-15. We hold one dated snapshot of merchant prices rather than a series, so there is no retail price chart on this page. The one price history we do own is trade based: the market index.
By format
| Format | Low | High | Per 750ml | Obs. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x75cl | £1,716 | £1,716 | £1,716 | 1 | not tracked |
| 2x75cl × 2 | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 3x75cl × 3 | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 6x75cl × 6 | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 12x75cl × 12 | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 1x150cl | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 1x300cl | £7,417 | £7,417 | £1,854 | 1 | not tracked |
| 1x600cl | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
Critic scores
- 89/100Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
- 89/100Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
- 86/100Published Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
Each score is shown as it was published, on its own scale: a 95/100 and an 18/20 are not the same claim.
Where to buy
Retail route
3 observations from 3 venues; 1 with unknown format, prices shown as listed below. A shelf price is what a merchant listed on the date shown; no bidding, no premium.
| Venue | Price |
|---|---|
| selectionsommelier.com · | £1,716per 750ml |
| cellar.com · | £1,854per 750ml · from 3000 ml |
| vinify.pt · | £2,481as listed · unit not recorded |
Auction route
No auction activity in the tracked window.
No auction activity in the tracked window.
What it has fetched at auction, year by year: Château Pétrus 1981 price history.
More on this wine: Pétrus 1981 vintage review, with prices and scores on petrusprice.com.
LWIN 101403319810100750, the identifier for this bottling and format.