-
100
/ 100
James Suckling -
100
/ 100
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
98
/ 100
Wine Spectator -
97
/ 100
Decanter -
97
/ 100
Vinous
Red
Classification
Merlot
Variety
2010
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Bordeaux, Pomerol
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
100 / 100"A perfect wine with perfect purity of fruit. It shows gorgeous aromas of blackberries, currants and cedar with hints of chocolate. Full body, with a lovely sweetness of fruit and ripe tannins. It goes to chocolate, hazelnut and spices. Nutmeg too. Sexy and incredible. It has so much depth of fruit and density."
- James Suckling
100 / 100
"The 2010 Vieux Château Certan is deep garnet in color, and—POW—the nose opens as a complete spice-bomb, featuring notes of fenugreek, cumin seed and cinnamon stick over a core of Black Forest cake, plum preserves and blueberry pie with hints of fragrant earth and crushed stones. Full-bodied, rich and seductive in the mouth, it is laden with layers of black and blue fruit preserves, framed by super plush tannins, finishing epically long and perfumed."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
98 / 100
"A stunner, this marries structured tobacco, ganache and loam notes to a glorious core of raspberry, blackberry and plum coulis flavors, accented by coffee, roasted mesquite and black tea aromatics. A terrific minerality courses throughout, with the finish letting power and refinement play out almost endlessly."
- Wine Spectator
97 / 100
"Slowly opening, taking its time and yet full of precise, fleshy pleasure. This is an understated 2010 as far as the vintage goes on the Right Bank, muscular while full of elegance and mouth watering pleasure. Dark chocolate notes, a fistful of tannins, fleshy but carefully extracted fruits, just a lovely example of Pomerol on the subtler side of the street."
- Decanter
97 / 100
"he 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."
- Vinous
Tasting Notes
Pomerol is the smallest wine region in Bordeaux. It produces some of the best Merlot dominated blends in the world with special velvety texture and intense meaty flavours. A combination of the iron rich clay soil and climate (that's a tad too cold for cab Sauv) is perfect for producing bright, fresh Merlots not seen anywhere else in the world. What makes Merlots from Pomerol so special is that even the greatest are approachable at youth but will also evolve over decades.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity