The Vieux Château Certan of Pomerol of Bordeaux

Vieux Château Certan
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This estate is part of the Famille Thienpont.
It is ranked in the top 14 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux
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The Vieux Château Certan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Vieux Château Certan is a wine estate located on the Pomerol plateau, in Gironde, France. This wonderfully beautiful place is situated in the heart of the magnificent vineyards of Bordeaux. The estate is one of the most recognized and oldest vineyards in the region. The estate consists of 10 hectares of vineyards, of which 8 hectares are Merlot and 2 hectares are Cabernet Franc. The surrounding vineyards are those of the current holder of the vineyard, the Grand Cru Classé Le Pin, and that of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. The Pomerol appellation is based on a soil composed mainly of gravelly alluvium on a well-drained and clay-rich terroir. The property is renowned for its quality and distinguished cuvées. The Vieux Château Certan is known for its rich and full-bodied wines. The powerful, rich, and long structure produced from the majority variety of Merlot is complemented by nuances of Cabernet Franc, which gives its wines a very interesting and complex character. Its annual production does not exceed more than 3,500 pieces per year and most of the bottles are bottled after extended aging in oak barrels. The Vieux Château Certan and its distinctive products are the perfect example of a quality terroir wine produced with the utmost care, making it a highly coveted product by wine enthusiasts. The bottles are among the most expensive offered by the estate, with an average price of 500-600 euros. Each bottle is a work of art and is considered one of the most delicious and unique cuvées of Bordeaux.

Top Vieux Château Certan wines

Looking for the best Vieux Château Certan wines in Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Vieux Château Certan 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 Vieux Château Certan wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Vieux Château Certan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Vieux Château Certan

How Vieux Château Certan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of picadillo, eggplant moussaka with lamb or chicken tagine with olives and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Vieux Château Certan

On the nose the red wine of Vieux Château Certan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of Vieux Château Certan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Vieux Château Certan

  • 2005With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.40/5

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

  • 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: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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