2011 Vieux Chateau Certan Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 3L
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NM 98 WE 97 JS 96 WA 96 WS 96 JG 95 JD 93 VN 93
NM 98

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, April 2012

The Vieux Chateau Certan was cropped between 6th and 7th of September and from 14th until 20th September. That's what you'll read everywhere although I was filming Alexandre when he was picking the final Cabernet around...
WE 97

Wine Enthusiast, May 2012

A beautifully-perfumed wine with ripe soft tannins and sweet fruit. It has density yet the tannins are so velvety and ripe.
JS 96

jamessuckling.com, January 2014

The aromas of this are so gorgeous, with blackberries, black cherries and wet earth. Full body with super-fine tannins and bright acidity. A firm, tightly structured young red with orange peel and other citrus fruit. This...
WA 96

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2022

One of the stars of the vintage, the 2011 Vieux Château Certan was brilliant from barrel (I vividly remember tasting it as a student), and it is beginning to show all of that potential in bottle. Wafting from the glass...
WS 96

Wine Spectator, April 2012

This has a dark ganache and loamy profile that belies the vintage's lighter fresher profile and the wine cuts a broad swath but stays well-defined with dense tobacco and fig on the finish. An impressive effort and an...
JG 95

View From The Cellar, March 2012

Vieux Château Certan has made one of the superstar wines of the 2011 vintage and this wine is even better than the fine 2010 and 2009 wines turned out at this consistently excellent estate. The blend in 2011 is a return...
JD 93

jebdunnuck.com, May 2023

The 2011 Vieux Château Certan checks in as a blend of 70% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon that was harvested between September 7-20. It's a beautifully layered, elegant, medium to full-bodied wine...
VN 93

Vinous, April 2022

The 2011 Vieux-Château-Certan comes across somewhat bretty on the nose, occluding the delineation and complexity (certainly apparent juxtaposed blind against its peers.) The palate is medium-bodied with supple but quite...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pomerol
Vintage 2011
Size 3L

Vieux Chateau Certan, sometimes referred to among Bordeaux enthusiasts as “VCC”, is one of the oldest and most prestigious estates of the Pomerol appellation. The estate is located in the heart of the Pomerol plateau, just a few rows of vines away from the bell tower of Pomerol’s famous church. The vines are planted on the famed Gunz terrace with soils made up of large, round pebbles together with different clays over an iron-rich subsoil.

The vineyard covers 14 hectares (35 acres) in a single block, and includes 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Cabernet Sauvignon performs exceptionally well in this terroir and reaches perfect ripeness levels.

With its brilliant velvety color, outstandingly rich aromas, and the depth and subtlety of its flavors, Vieux Chateau Certan is regularly ranked by the world’s press and international tasting panels among the very top wines. It has naturally good concentration and repays cellaring for several years before drinking.