Vieux Château Certan Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
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The 2010 Vieux Château Certan has a more modern bouquet compared to its peers. There is plenty of high quality new oak that slightly masks the fruit, although it does not overwhelm and should be completely subsumed with bottle age. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. This is very well balanced, though I would have liked a little more substance and grip on the finish. Very fine and classy, but maybe it could have been better? Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2020)
The 2010 Vieux Château Certan has a more modern bouquet compared to its peers. There is plenty of high quality new oak that slightly masks the fruit, although it does not overwhelm and should be completely subsumed with bottle age. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. This is very well balanced, though I would have liked a little more substance and grip on the finish. Very fine and classy, but maybe it could have been better? Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2020)
9.7Greg Gregory
Put away and forget about it.
Put away and forget about it.
9.3Louis Schofield
Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars
Clean, ripe, full-bodied
Clean, ripe, full-bodied
9.0Peter Yeung
Little earthy, meaty nose with a high toned palate of ripe black fruit
Little earthy, meaty nose with a high toned palate of ripe black fruit
9.2