Vieux Chateau Certan, Pomerol 2002
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: Singapore
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- Vintage2002
- ColourRed
- ProducerVieux Chateau Certan
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- Sub RegionPomerol
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN10160822002
- Avg. Critic Score4★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
A terrific effort, this classic blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a dark ruby/purple color as well as a complex bouquet of cedar, spice box, black cherries, and cassis. With impressive purity, medium body, moderate tannin, and a long finish (40 plus seconds), it will be at its finest between 2008-2018.
- Drinking Window: 2008 - 2018
- Reviewer Name: Robert Parker
- Review Date: April 2005
The 2002 Vieux Château Certan, picked between September 20 and October 2, has never really been my favorite vintage from this period. Maybe I was a little mean in the past? It offers attractive brambly red fruit, damp loam, and a touch of wild mint. It is rustic and conservative in style yet charming. The palate is fresh on the entry with grainy tannins. Modest in depth, yet with aeration, a sense of brightness emanating from the Merlot begins to emerge, and it has a lovely graphite-tinged finish. This is perfect to drink now rather than cellar. Tasted at the VCC vertical in Etikhove, Belgium.
- Drinking Window: 2024 - 2036
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
- Review Date: July 2024