Château Vieux-Château-Certan - Pomerol 2015 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $475.00
| Producer | Château Vieux-Château-Certan |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pomerol |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Sku | 1005338 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 100 Points
"The blackberries blueberries oyster shell and violets are so mesmerizing. Full-bodied focused and deep. It takes you to another space and plane. Dried flowers and dark fruit. The tannins are perfectly crafted. Keeps going as you taste it. Drink in 2023 but why wait?"
vWine Advocate: 98-100 Points
"The 2015 Vieux Château Certan is a blend of 80% Merlot 19% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon cropped between September 17 and October 2 at 42 hectoliters per hectare. The IPT is healthy 83 and the pH is 3.72 the alcohol 14.6%. Enough statistics. What you need to know is that it is a beguiling Pomerol that will set hearts aflutter. It is bridled with a heavenly bouquet with intense red and black fruit black truffle and a touch of smoke opening wonderfully in the glass; the Cabernet Franc is very expressive and imparting a licorice note after ten minutes. The palate is medium-bodied with intensity with a killer line of acidity that imparts freshness from the very start. There is life-affirming tension interwoven throughout this extremely complex wine from Alexandre and Guillaume Thienpont. There are layers more like a mille-feuille of blackberry boysenberry mineral truffle and a touch of spice towards the finish just a touch of warmth from the alcohol that merely complements an extraordinary and profound Pomerol." -Neal Martin
Vinous: 100 Points
The 2015 Vieux Château Certan is every bit as magnificent from bottle as it was from barrel. Rich sumptuous and explosive in the glass the 2015 is pure class. The flavors are deep and boldly sketched in this sumptuous spectacularly ripe Pomerol. Inky blue/purplish fruit spice lavender licorice and menthol all develop in the glass but it is the wine's textural richness and intensity that stand out most. As good as the 2015 is today it is going to need at least 15-20 years to be at its very best. Is there anything more I can ask of the 2015? No there is not. This is a tremendous showing. -
Wine Enthusiast: 97-99 Points
"This is a beautifully fragrant wine that has power along with an elegant acidity. It has wonderful juiciness that cuts through any of the tannins to give great freshness a silky texture and fruitiness at the end. Perfumed and stylish this is a very fine wine."
