1995 Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol

88 pts - Wine Advocate

Frightful bottle variation left me perplexed about just where this wine fits in Bordeaux's qualitative hierarchy. I tasted the wine three times since bottling, all within a 14 day period. Twice the wine was extremely closed and firm, with an evolved plum/garnet color, high levels of tannin, sweet black currant, prune, and olive-tinged fruit, and astringent tannin in the medium-bodied finish.- Robert Parker Jr. (02/1998)

95 pts - Wine Spectator

Wonderful fruit and texture. Best VCC I have ever tasted. Dark-colored, and bubbling over with blackberry and raspberry character with undertones of chocolate, mint and vanilla. Full-bodied, with very velvety tannins and a long, flavorful finish. 3,800 cases made. –JS WS

90 pts - Vinous

Medium red. Sweet aromas of redcurrant, plum and smoky oak. Lush and sweet in the mouth, with a softer texture than the '96. Round and fairly full. Expressive red fruit and sweet oak flavors. The crop was bigger in '95 than in '96 but I find this wine equally concentrated. Finishes with thoroughly suave tannins and sneaky length.- Stephen Tanzer (5/1998)

Producer: Vieux Chateau Certan
Vintage: 1995
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Pomerol
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