Vieux Château Certan 2018

Wein Information

• erhältlich in der 1er Original Holzkiste
• Herkunftsland: Frankreich
• Region: Bordeaux
• Anbaugebiet: Pomerol
• Rebsorten: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc
• Rebenalter: 50 Jahre
• Trinkreife: jetzt bis 2065
• Wine Enthusiast bewertete (04/2019) Vieux Château Certan 2018 wie folgt: "While the tannins give this wine a firm character, it is the perfumed, ripe Cabernet Franc that is so expressive and gives the wine its structured, complex character. Spice from the wood aging shines through, but the weight of the fruit is impressive and adds elegance. There's long aging potential for this fabulous wine." - 98-100 Punkte
• Jeb Dunnuck bewertete (03/2021) Vieux Château Certan 2018 wie folgt: "The flagship 2018 Vieux Château Certan is based on 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc and was brought up in (I suspect) roughly 50% new French oak. It tips the scale at 14.5% natural alcohol, which is the same as the 2010 (slightly higher than the 2009) and has a pH of 3.78, which is also very close to the 2010. This rock star of a Pomerol offers a kaleidoscopic array of red, black, and blue fruits, white truffle, spring flowers, tobacco, and crushed rock-like minerality on the nose. It has perfectly integrated oak, gorgeous concentration, building yet ultra-fine tannins, and not a hard edge to be found. I was able to follow this bottle for multiple days, and the large Cabernet Franc component became more and more dominant, yet it never truly shut down and was always a joy to drink.." - 99 Punkte
• Parker's Wine Advocate bewertete (03/2021) Vieux Château Certan 2018 wie folgt: "The 2018 Vieux Château Certan is composed of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, weighing in with 14.4% alcohol. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the nose is locked down tight at this youthful stage, requiring a lot of patient swirling to release a profound powerhouse of a perfume: preserved plums, blueberry compote, ripe black cherries and boysenberries, leading to suggestions of Indian spices, lilacs, espresso and licorice, plus a waft of sandalwood. The medium to full-bodied palate has an amazing sense of cohesiveness. There are no edges to the seamless flow of exquisitely fine-grained tannins and perfectly knit acidity, beautifully framing the blue and black fruits, which are at once elegant and also so, so rich. It finishes with many slowly lapping waves of minerals and exotic spices, which just go on and on. It is a wine that is, simply put, an experience not to be missed.  ." - 99 Punkte
• James Suckling bewertete (03/2021) Vieux Château Certan 2018 wie folgt: " Blackberry and hints of plum with intense wet-earth and black-olive undertones. Bark and some iodine. Full-bodied with superb depth of fruit and structure. The palate is so broad with super tannins. This is a powerful and very structured VCC with fantastic depth and muscle. Down-to-earth style. You can taste the soil. One for long cellar aging. Old-vine character." - 99 Punkte
• Decanter bewertete (11/2020) Vieux Château Certan 2018 wie folgt: "Deep and richly spiced notes of cinnamon and smoked butterscotch along with Cabernet Franc-dominant savoury fruits. Expands in all directions, showing precision and delicately brushed tannins. They carried out extremely careful selection from their 23 plots to ensure nothing at all raisined or over-concentrated made it into the wine, and certainly there is not a trace of the drought in the flavours here, just a seductively rich texture to the body of the wine. A brilliant VCC - one to savour." - 98 Punkte
• Jane Anson bewertete (09/2021) Vieux Château Certan 2018 wie folgt: " Alexandre and Guillaume Thienpont are deeply thoughtful, instinctive winemakers who spend most of their time outside in the vineyards, and prove once again here why VCC is such a well-loved Pomerol. Three years along and you start to see the sweeter edged Merlot fruits where during En Primeur this was very much Cabernet Franc dominant. I get a beautiful touch of strawberry and raspberry puree which is given form by precise brushstroke tannins, white pepper and smoked butterscotch. A careful selection from the 23 plots ensured only pristine fruit - meaning not overly affected by the summer heat - made it into the wine, showing the level of commitment at this estate." - 98 Punkte
• Serviervorschlag: 2 Stunden dekantieren, Trinktemperatur 18°C.
• Passt zu: Rinderfilet mit Trüffelsauce, Wildschweinpfeffer

Lebensmittelinformationen

• Bezeichnung: Wein
• Artikel-Nr.: 33634
• Füllmenge: 750 ml
• Alkoholgehalt: 14,5%
• Allergenhinweise: enthält Sulfite
• Anschrift Hersteller: Vieux Château Certan, F-33500 Pomerol