1999 Vieux Chateau Certan Bordeaux Blend
Reviews of 1999 Vieux Chateau Certan Bordeaux Blend
91 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2002
...a striking perfume of black cherries, truffles, cedar, and vanilla. This layered, opulently-textured wine displays extraordinary purity, elegance, and finesse. It is a classic Bordeaux with superb palate presence that builds incrementally on the palate. The finish is long, with plenty of sweet tannin. Very impressive!..
89 points, Stephen Tanzer
May 2002
Spice and cedar notes currently dominate aromas of red fruits, truffle, pepper and burnished oak. Fruity and vinous in the mouth, with moderate flesh but very good verve and juicy intensity. Consistent from start to finish. Finishes fresh and persistent...
91 points, Wine Spectator
March 2002
...Lots of Indian spices on the nose, with lovely berry and plum character. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and plenty of racy fruit. A reserved, fine wine..
About 1999 Vieux Chateau Certan Bordeaux Blend
About the Winery Vieux Chateau Certan
This winery covers 35 acres in one block using careful analysis on all aspects to yield the best possible grapes in every vintage. Today the estate's vineyard is comprised of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.
About the Wine
The wine boasts the smoothness, velvet, depth and density of the 1995 vintage.
The Vieux Château Certan has all the qualities required for laying down and magnificent ageing over the next twenty something years. The wine should be served in a decanter, earlier when young, later as it ages.
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