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Vieux Chateau Certan
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pomerol
Category Red Wine
Classification
Note: pictures for reference only. Actual condition, vintage, age and appearance may vary.
C(s)=Case(s), Bt(s)=Bottle(s), Cat=Wine Category
Cat Region Year Producer, Wine Size C(s) Bt(s) HKD/Cs HKD/Bt Score Critic
Bordeaux 2009 Vieux Chateau Certan BT12 - - HK$27,000 - 100 JS
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Tasting Notes

The 2009´s nearly 14% natural alcohol, exquisite ripeness, and incredible complex bouquet of Asian spices, fruitcake, licorice, smoke, blackberries and black currants are to die for. A blend of 84% Merlot and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, it possesses a viscous texture as well as a freshness and vibrancy that are remarkable given the wine’s weight, richness and potential massiveness. This extraordinary effort is one of the finest Vieux Chateau Certans made over the last sixty years. It will undoubtedly shut down in bottle, requiring a decade or more of cellaring. It should keep for 50 years thereafter. Proprietor Thienpont thinks it is a modern day version of the 1948.

As I wrote in my barrel tasting notes, the 2009 ranks alongside four of the legendary vintages of Vieux Chateau Certan’s ancient past, 1945, 1947, 1948 and 1950. It is undoubtedly a cleaner wine than those older vintages, and the selection process under proprietor Alexandre Thienpont was far more severe in 2009 than it would have been sixty years ago.

Score: 99 Robert Parker (RP), The Wine Advocate (WA), February 2012

This is a wine that had extreme intensity of electrifying tannins and acidity, with supercharged fruit. Full-bodied, yet agile and lively. It touches every taste bud on your palate. Chocolate mousse and fruit. I am lost for words. Legendary 1950 all over again. Try it in 2020.

Score: 100 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, March 2012

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