The Château Certan de May of Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Certan de May - Pomerol
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This estate is part of the Jean-Pierre Moueix.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Certan de May is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Certan de May wines

Looking for the best Château Certan de May wines in Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Certan de May wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Certan de May wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Certan de May

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Certan de May

How Château Certan de May wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), grandma melanie's cassoulet or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Certan de May

On the nose the red wine of Château Certan de May. often reveals types of flavors of iron, microbio or red currant and sometimes also flavors of mint, dried flowers or prune. In the mouth the red wine of Château Certan de May. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Certan de May

  • 1997With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Certan de May.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Pomerol

The wine region of Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pétrus or the Domaine Le Pin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of cherry, flint or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of salt, dried fig or nutty.

In the mouth of Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 336 estates and châteaux in the of Pomerol, producing 444 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Certan de May and wines from the region

‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...

Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: first impressions

There’s no doubt that 2021 was a challenging vintage. Most explanatory statements or technical sheets handed out over the past few weeks have mentioned the unfavourable, oft disastrous weather conditions, the sometimes very low and disheartening yields and the slightly varied or unusual blends on offer in 2021. Difficulties faced by vignerons both inside and outside of the cellar have been explained in detail as has the raft of highly important decisions needed be made throughout the year, ...

‘Exceptional’ Lafleur 2021 released en primeur

Château Lafleur 2021 was released in the Bordeaux en primeur campaign this morning (27 May) at the equivalent of £6,508 (12x75cl in bond), according to Liv-ex. This sought-after Pomerol label, produced from a vineyard of just 4.5 hectares, is often sold in smaller quantities and sometimes only on allocation. UK merchant Justerini & Brooks was offering three-bottle cases of Lafleur 2021 for £1,627 in bond at the time of writing. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle gave Lafleur 2021 97 points, naming it ...

The word of the wine: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.