France

Pomerol

Full

Cork

This is complex, precise and concentrated but tempered with stunning potential. There is so much flavour and juice here with crushed tobacco and liquorice root alongside richly textured raspberry and blueberry fruits - all extremely well balanced and yet reaching down into the depths promising great ageing. A VCC that is full of layers, with the beauty of this vintage making them all relatively discernible even at this early stage because the tannins are not balled together but allow the light in between. An excellent year for Cabernet Franc, which always favours this estate - owner Alexandre Thienpont said that they weren’t just useful but essential this year, giving freshness and focus to the hedonism of the Merlots, and dampening down the alcohols. No press wine in the blend as yet, and not sure if they will use it. A yield of 40hl/ha.
98-100 points.

Cabernet Franc

Merlot

Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2018

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This is complex, precise and concentrated but tempered with stunning potential. There is so much flavour and juice here with cru

Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol, 2018

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