Vieux Château Certan

La Gravette de Certan Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

Ericsson

9.3

What do you know, great Merlot, drinking just eight. — 9 days ago

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Château Le Bon Pasteur

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

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9.2

The 2019 Bon Pasteur has more fruit concentration than either the Gravette de Certan and La Fleur de Gay tasted alongside - blackberry and wild strawberry, truffle and a touch of smoke. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine acidity, firm backbone yet with plenty of freshness on its sappy finish. A fine Pomerol. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2023) — 2 years ago

Château La Marzelle

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Daniel Sargeant

9.1

2011 is just fantastic decanted and slightly chilled. — 4 years ago

Vieux Château Certan

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

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9.5

The 2005 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 12 after cool nights had led to a slow accretion of concentration. "There was a lot of drought in 2005," Alexandre Thienpont recalls, "and it was a season a bit like 1982." This has a winsome bouquet, more powerful than the preceding 2004, as you would expect, laden with predominantly red fruit laced with anise and wilted rose petals. Impressive delineation and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly grainy tannins, fresh and sapid in style, more open than the bottle tasted four years earlier. It veers towards a more savory finish. Subtle, ferrous, almost meaty notes lend complexity and typicité. Persistent on the aftertaste, this is a VCC that is just getting going. Tasted at the VCC vertical in Etikhove, Belgium. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2024)
— 4 months ago