Vieux Château Certan
Deze wijn opent met een schitterende symfonie van frisse zwarte kersen en sappige bramen, omlijst door elegante violetbloemen en een subtiele hint van grafiet. Zijdezachte tannines tillen het rijpe rode en zwarte fruit naar een hoger plan, terwijl tonen van cederhout en verfijnde cacao de smaak verdiepen en verrijken. De lange, zuivere afdronk herhaalt de florale accenten en sluit af met een zachte, verleidelijke aardse ondertoon.
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Wijnhuis "Vieux Château Certan"
Details
| Type wijn: | Rode Wijn |
|---|---|
| Formaat: | Fles (75 cl) |
| Land: | Frankrijk |
| Druivensoort met percentage: | Cabernet Franc 20%, Cabernet Sauvignon 9%, Merlot 71% |
| Regio: | Bordeaux |
| Smaak: | Rood Fruit en Fluweel Zacht |
| Jaargang: | 2024 |
| Landbouw: | Duurzaam |
| Alcohol: | 14,5 |
| Drinkbaar vanaf: | 2032 |
| Houdbaar t/m: | 2052 |
| Oogst: | Handmatig |
Scores
A blend of 71% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2024 Vieux Château Certan opens in the glass with brooding aromas of dark berries, cedar, cigar wrapper, crushed mint and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, with good density for the vintage and sweet structuring tannins, it concludes with a sapid, slightly earthy finish. Yields after annual sorting came in at 30 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine is being matured in two-thirds new barriques.
The 2024 Vieux Château Certan contains a higher proportion of Cabernet this year (23% Sauvignon and Franc combined) that was picked at 30 hl/ha between September 20 to October 2. That Cabernet is articulated on the nose: graphite and light tobacco scents percolating through the mainly black fruit. This has plenty of freshness and more fruit than some other Pomerol cuvées. The palate is medium-bodied, but there is much more weight and density on the back palate than nearly all of its peers. Distinctly peppery and quite spicy in style, this is one of the few to transcend the strict limitations of the growing season. In some ways, it is an uncompromising VCC that does not have the finesse of the greatest vintages I have tasted over the years, yet there is flavour and substance packed inside this nascent wine. Deeply impressive. This is one of the very few '24s that will oblige bottle age. 2032 - 2075
A really classic VCC with such delicious, crunchy fruit, showing blackberries, blueberries, violets and dried spices. Medium-bodied, vivid and lively, it has very fine tannins as well as energy and brilliance. So balanced and harmonious. A blend of 71% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 9% cabernet sauvignon.
