78% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon.
"One of the wines of the vintage, the 2019 Vieux Château Certan unfurls in the glass with a striking bouquet of cassis and cherries mingled with notions of violets, loamy soil, sweet spices and incense. Full-bodied, ample and layered, it's seamless and enveloping, with a fleshy core of beautifully vibrant fruit, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins. Concluding with a long, resonant finish, this perfumed, sensual Vieux Château Certan is a remarkable achievement from Alexandre and Guillaume Thienpont." - Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
"There is no hotter wine these days in Pomerol than Vieux Chateau Certan. Since 2009, vintage after vintage has been extraordinary and 2019 continues its hot streak! The first thing you notice is the perfume, which is just like walking into a flower store with rows of roses, violets, and lilies along with forest greenery, spice box, plum liqueur, black cherry, truffle, and dark chocolate scents come alive. But it is on the palate that leaves you wanting more, due to non-stop waves of perfectly ripe, black cherries, plums, blackberries, and blue fruit which feel like each berry was hand-polished with a velvet cloth. The seamless finish delivers cashmere textures for more than 60 seconds! You can drink this relatively young for its hedonistic thrill-ride, or age it for additional complexities. Either way, this is a future legend!" - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Density and complexity, the nose reserved but with a floral touch. Palate full and suave but without exaggeration, the tannins again dense but finely honed. Builds on the palate, the finish long and persistent, a stony, saline edge emphasising the freshness and balance. A real wine that shows both vigour and restraint." - Jancis Robinson
Das Chateau
Vieux Chateau Certan befindet sich im Besitz der Familie Thienpont und liegt auf dem besten Terroir ganz Pomerols.
Die direkten Nachbarn sind Petrus, La Conseillante, L’Evangile, Certan de May und Petit Village. Der Wein war und ist klar der feinste der Appellation. Das liegt an der Besonderheit der Böden dieses Plateaus, Kies über eisenhaltigem Lehm, hier wächst neben der Merlot auch ein großer Anteil Cabernet Franc und sogar Cabernet Sauvignon. Die dadurch erlangte Duftigkeit, Eleganz und Finesse erinnern an feinste Weine des Medoc, dennoch sind die Weine natürlich wesentlich voller durch einen doch ganz erheblichen Merlotanteil. Diese Quadratur des Kreises, Eleganz des Medoc mit Fülle und Körper aus Pomerol führt in großen Jahren zu einem der besten Bordeauxweine überhaupt. Der Regisseur Alexandre Thienpont schafft es Jahr für Jahr den finesereichsten, zartesten Pomerol hervor zu zaubern, Burgund aus Pomerol.
