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2006 Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol

2006 Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol

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96

James Suckling

Reviewed June 2024
Youthful nose, where typical eucalyptus leaf is allied to licorice root, blond pipe tobacco, cedar wood and balsamic complexity. Dense, full-bodied palate with elegant, velvety tannins that are soaked in almost salty flavors. Refreshing acidity and an amazingly long, broad and balanced finish with plenty of structure. Such a great, classy wine and impressively close to the 2005.
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Professional Reviews

96

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 05/2016
Tasted blind at Farr Vintners' horizontal, the 2006 Vieux Château Certan remains an outstanding proposition. It has an airy red cherry and raspberry bouquet, a hint of bergamot tea in the background, succinctly defined, even if the fruit needs some encouragement from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. The acidity is well judged, harmonious in the mouth, quite smooth with hints of truffle oil and white pepper towards the composed, quite sensual finish. Give this a couple of more years in bottle and then it should drink well for at least a couple of decades. (NM)

96

Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 06/2007
A ripe, perfumed wine with spice and sweet, delicious fruit, sustained by dense, opulent tannins and red fruits. A greater dominance of Merlot in the wine in 2006 has resulted in a richer, fatter wine than usual. (RV)

95

Wine & Spirits

Review Date: 12/2009
A beauty from the moment it's first poured, this wine is one of the few in the vintage with the power to awe. Alexandre Thienpont cares for these Cabernet Franc and Merlot vines at the top of the Pomerol plateau, and shepherds them into a wine of subtlety and reserve. There's no blast of power, just a clarity and brightness, as if a door were opening to a sunny field of wild strawberries. There's something darker as well, like the cool forest floor at the edge of the field, and the ripe black cherries that grow above it. The wine has a natural surety, the beauty and fineness of a great terroir. Built to last.

Notes

96 points Robert Parker for Wine Advocate upon release: "One of the top wines of the vintage is the exquisite 2006 Vieux Château Certan. A blend of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc, it is a stunningly rich effort boasting an inky/blue/purple color as well as a gorgeous nose of forest floor, coffee, toast, and extravagant levels of black currants and blackberries. Hints of charcoal and flowers add to the wine’s exquisite character. What’s remarkable in this full-bodied wine is that nearly 100% new oak is used, yet the oak is largely drowned out by the wine’s concentration and complex personality. This full-bodied Vieux Château Certan should be reasonably approachable in 3-4 years but last for at least three decades. This great success merits kudos to proprietor Alexandre Thienpont." (02/2009)

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalMerlot
OriginPomerol, Bordeaux, France
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1047419