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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Pomerol |
| Category | Red Wine |
| Classification | N/A |
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| Cat | Region | Year | Producer, Wine | Size | C(s) | Bt(s) | HKD/Cs | HKD/Bt | Score | Critic | |
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Bordeaux | 2020 | Vieux Chateau Certan | MG | - | 1 | - | HK$6,000 | 100 | NM | |
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Bordeaux | 2020 | Vieux Chateau Certan | BT12 | 1 (12) | - | HK$29,160 | - | 100 | NM | |
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Bordeaux | 2020 | Vieux Chateau Certan | BT | - | 12 | - | HK$2,700 | 100 | NM | |
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Bordeaux | 2020 | Vieux Chateau Certan | BT6 | 1 (6) | - | HK$15,390 | - | 100 | NM | |
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Bordeaux | 2020 | Vieux Chateau Certan | MG6 | 1 (6) | - | HK$32,400 | - | 100 | NM | |
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Real Pomerol here with black berry, chocolate, hazelnut and walnut aromas and flavors. Dark fruits. Crushed stone. It’s full and intense with great focus. Powerful yet so balanced and intense. Juicy center palate. Fantastic length. Great clarity. Drink after 2028.
Score: 99 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, March 2023
The 2020 Vieux Château Certan is a wine of total harmony and finesse. Absolutely nothing is out of place. Supple and seamless, the 2020 is an infant, but it is so impressive. Crème de cassis, lavender, mocha and licorice are some of the many notes that emerge from the glass, but more than anything else, the 2020 is a majestic Pomerol that will thrill those lucky enough to own it. There´s not much else to say. The 2020 spent 18 months in barrel, 65% new.
Score: 99 Antonio Galloni (AG), Vinous Media (VM), December 2022
The 2020 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 14 at a low yield of 30hl/ha. The nose might be even better than the 2019 with blackberry, black tru!e, pencil shavings and a touch of sous-bois. The aromatics are heavenly, perhaps even more complex than the 2016. The palate is medium-bodied with a satin-textured entry and fabulous delineation. This is a Pomerol whose engine purrs like a vintage Rolls Royce. Maybe the 2019 has a touch more edginess on the finish but this is the real deal. It´s a sensational, multi-dimensional Pomerol for the ages. Tasted at the VCC vertical in Etikhove, Belgium.
Score: 100 Neal Martin (NM), Vinous Media (VM), June 2024
A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Vieux Château Certan bursts with aromas of blackberries, sweet spices, rose petals, orange zest, burning embers and violets framed by a deft application of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it´s rich and layered, with a more broad, unctuous profile than the pure and refined 2019, concluding with a long, resonant finish. This is more immediate out of the gates than the 2019, and I suspect it will not prove quite as long lived, but it is a terrific effort from the Thienpont family.
Score: 97 William Kelley (WK), The Wine Advocate (WA), April 2023