Vieux-Château-Certan

Pomerol 2012

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  Vintage 2012
  95 points

Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting. The 2012 Vieux Château Certan has a potent, smoke, cooked meat, Cabernet Franc-scented bouquet that is beautifully defined—quintessentially Pomerol. You want typicité? Come right here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite gentle as it sashays across the mouth. The acidity is very well judged and leads to an elegant tobacco tinged finish. Alexandre and Guillaume Thienpont have produced one of the finest wines of the Right Bank in 2012, one that is up there with the greats. Tasted January 2016.

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  Vintage 2012
  97 points

Medium deep colour. Intense, blackberry, praline, chocolate violet, aromas. Musky plum. Sweet fruit, plummy, fine chalky dense tannins, underlying savoury oak, minerally flinty notes at finish. Very supple with juicy fruit notes and crunchy acidity. (Barrel)