Vieux Chateau Certan • Pomerol, France
Vieux Château Certan is a benchmark Pomerol grand vin from the Thienpont family, sourced from a single 14-hectare platea…Vieux Château Certan is a benchmark Pomerol grand vin from the Thienpont family, sourced from a single 14-hectare plateau vineyard of predominantly old-vine Merlot with significant Cabernet Franc and a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinified…Learn More »
$515
/750ml
2010 Retail Average
98
/100
2010 Pro Rating
Deep, sensual fruit pours from the glass in the 2010 Vieux Château Certan, all blackberries, plum and cassis layered with cedar, cocoa, tobacco leaf and a stony, graphite-like drive that keeps this very ripe Merlot-led vintage precise rather than heavy. The palate is plush and velvety yet firmly structured, with sweet, perfectly ripe tannins and amazing depth that promises decades of graceful evolution. A hedonistic Pomerol with grand cru class and the stamina to match its sheer richness.
Dry-aged ribeye with bone marrow; Roast duck with cherries; Wild mushroom and truffle risotto
Vieux Château Certan is a benchmark Pomerol grand vin from the Thienpont family, sourced from a single 14-hectare plateau vineyard of predominantly old-vine Merlot with significant Cabernet Franc and a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinified traditionally and aged 18–24 months in French oak, it is known for combining depth and longevity with a remarkably refined, silky style, expressing Pomerol’s clay-and-gravel terroir through layered dark fruit, floral, truffle and mineral complexity.