The 2007 Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 750 ml is from the Pomerol region of Bordeaux.
The 2007 Vieux Château Certan has a nonchalant, earthy, well-defined bouquet that you might be tempted to locate on the Left Bank rather than the Right. Hints of wild mint, clove and bay leaf become more pronounced as it unfolds, though this is a Pomerol that is not inclined to click into fifth gear. The palate is medium-bodied, the Cabernet component quite noticeable with slightly leafy black fruit, sage and leather towards a finish whose patina of dryness suggests this VCC should be drunk over the next 5-6 years, as I cannot envisage it improving further. This is a "useful" and well-crafted wine from the very able hands of Alexandre Thienpont. Tasted February 2016.- Neal Martin (07/2016)
Bright ruby-red. Smoke, minerals, spices, tobacco leaf and a whiff of green olive on the nose; almost exotic but not in a classical Pomerol way. The exotic quality carries through in the mouth, which is firm and rather uncompromising today. A structured style of VCC but showing limited flesh today.- Stephen Tanzer (7/21)
Producer: Vieux Chateau Certan
Vintage: 2007
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Pomerol
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