The second wine of Vieux Chateau Certan out of the much praised 2005 vintage. Picked up for the equivalent of about $50 AUD. Great value Pomerol.
Even after about an hour, the wine was still really quite closed. A further hour in the decanted saw the wine hit its stride. No signs of age in the colour. Dark berry fruit, hint of violets and flickers of earthy complexity show on the nose. The wine is even more delicious in the mouth and is showing no signs of dying soon. I would not have guessed this wine was 9 years old if tasted blind. Rich plum fruit evenly covers the palate with ever so fine tannins and fresh acidity holding it all together. Great complexity, but a wine that is just as easily slurpable. 93 points
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