| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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1985 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/7/2023 - Sacramento Geezer Likes this wine: 94 pointsOrdered at The Kitchen restaurant in Sacramento. The sommelier removed saturated cork with Durand, tasted, and poured. Wonderful Bordeaux blend. Old wines often taste somewhat like a sherry or liquerish to me, but this was wine. Bottle clearly well cellared. |
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1985 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/20/2022 - The Wine Monkeys wrote: 82 pointsDrinkable and interesting in its on right simply to taste it and expand one’s vintage wine experience. Not a whole lot left in terms of structure. Clearly well past it’s prime and on the home stretch of drinkability. |
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1995 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/16/2022 - ThijsV wrote: 89 pointsA couple of years past its peak, not bad, but almost only tertiary notes. medium- finish. Drink up |
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1988 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/14/1991 - MicklethePickle Does not like this wine: 75 pointsAt Singer & Foy survey of '88 Bordeaux. Decent ruby color, with magenta highlights. Nose seems "off" -- oaky, burnt. On the palate, it is also kind of hard and not real opulent. Almost a "petroleum" quality. One of my least favorite. 4-5-12-4: 75/100. |
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1985 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/1990 - MicklethePickle wrote: 85 pointsAt home at dinner (pizza). Medium-dark ruby. Good legs. Big oaky bouquet. Spicy merlot fruit. Obviously a Pomerol. Pretty good flavors. Plump. Round. Oaky. Decent fruit. Somewhat bitter finish, but not tannic. Butternut. I don't like the bitter finish or all of the oak. 5-10-14-6: 85/100. |
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1990 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/29/2022 - englishman's claret wrote: 93 pointsWhat a wonderful surprise - the 1990 Certan Giraud is drinking so beautifully now. As soon as it lands in the decanter, a heavenly nose emerges, powdered and aromatic in the way that Raus(z)an Segla can sometimes be but with an array a Pomerolian things - plum, truffle, mineral, cocoa, and a hint of nuttiness. The palate is slightly less sumptuous, offering a medium plum body with mostly-resolved tannin and nice acid, emphasizing chestnut, pheasant, and leather. You could imagine a stronger finish from 1990 Pomerol, but leveling that criticism would almost be to forget what a characterful, food-friendly value this is. |
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1983 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/16/2022 - SARED wrote: 93 pointsBetter after an hour of air in the decanter. |
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1989 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/6/2021 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 92 pointsMedium ruby, with significant fading on edges, and somewhat viscous. Very ripe, even stewed red cherries and cranberries, as well as a bit of green fern, cinnamon, cloves, and charcuterie. Tannins completely softened, whilst mostly peppery meaty yet green minty flavours as well as ripe cranberries, then cloves and nutmeg. Quite a good length of peppers and stewed meat. Nice! |
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1989 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/21/2021 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 91 pointsMedium garnet. Tannins totally resolved, with a feel of savoury brine and fairly ripe red cherry, some mushroom and truffles, and an impression of red stones. Fairly long at the back |
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1998 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/26/2021 - wmccone54 wrote: 92 pointsA beautiful wine at twenty-three years; perfect accompaniment to the iron skillet, seared beef filets and garden salad. Wine has turned a medium garnet with a ruby core; very aromatic red currants and earth tones. Medium body. Elegance, finesse, class, and balance can best describe this wine. Mature red fruits and perfectly integrated structure provides a great companion to roasted, broiled, or braised meats. Recommend not decanting, as I found it started to fade after about two hours in the decanter. Finishes medium. Drink now or within the next 12-18 months. |
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1995 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/22/2021 - dnnk88 Likes this wine: 91 pointsSee previous notes - went to source for this bottle after my last experience. |
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1995 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/15/2021 - dnnk88 Likes this wine: 91 pointsRed fruits, herbs, peppers. Mature and in a nice spot. 1st time drinking a Certan Giraud and enjoyed this over a Chinese lunch. Classic Bordeaux. Open sooner than later. |
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1981 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/11/2021 - rjmp96 Likes this wine: 89 pointsTop shoulder. Cork was saturated. Wine was technically sound. Definitely past it’s prime but this 40 year old is holding up really well. Stewed plum fruit and worn leather mixing with mint, green pepper, mushroom, soy and brine. A soft, rounded texture and enough spine to hold it up. Neither alcohol nor acid sticking out. Fruit is tired a little on the palate, but still pumping through the finish. A solid Pomerol from a tougher year in BDX. Drink up. |
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1976 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/14/2021 - pilot360 wrote: NRThis bottle was way past its drink date. |
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1983 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/19/2021 - ATL wrote: NRReally wonderful. Well balanced, mature, but not old claret. Drink or hold. |
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1983 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/20/2021 - blanquito wrote: 94 pointsServed double blind... beautiful, complex bouquet with lovely fruit still intact. Fully mature of course but full of life and nuance. Wonderful. |
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1983 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/13/2021 - Mountain Mark G Likes this wine: 95 pointsBought at auction. Drank at Ricky’s. Cork soft but no signs of seepage. A little funk that blew off quickly. Classic Bordeaux bouquet, soft tannins, complex, long finish. My WOTN, great QPR. |
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1983 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/29/2020 - ATL wrote: NRPerfect, cork only saturated at the very bottom. Very bright, fruity, and pleasant upon opening. Quite young in fact. Much more complex and even better after an hour in the decanter. Perfect with a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Could not get better, but will last for years. |
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1989 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/28/1993 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 88 points1989 Cabernet Sauvignon versus 1989 Bordeaux (Beltramo's, Menlo Park, Ca. 94025): Light/medium brilliant red coloration in the glass, oak on the nose, pleasant, rich fruity taste, good acid and balance, long, long finish, My #7 and Group #8. $32.99 |
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1995 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/5/2020 - ANWW89 Likes this wine: 93 pointsexceeded expectations. very expressive nose of herb, burnt wood and cigar box. palate still shows good fruit!. Tannins well resolved and still present - faded nicely into the background without being too intrusive. long finish. This is mature and well balanced. i would think this is either at or just past peak. definitely still extremely drinkable for the next 3-5 years and maybe even more - especially for those who enjoy mature clarets. I count myself fortunate to have many more bottles of these and hope they will continue to show well in the near future. |
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1989 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/27/2020 - jordanj wrote: 87 pointsI had higher hopes for this given 89 was a great Pomerol vintage and these vines are now owned by VCC and Hosanna. PnP - grew a little weight with some slow ox, but tired. Nose of only HINTS of cigar box and smoke with little to no fruit. No clues cepage left. Palate is still tannic. Maybe this was in its prime 15 years ago, but of little value today. FYI, this was a perfectly stored bottle. |
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1981 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/6/2020 - bonnerecolte Likes this wine: 93 pointsHigh shoulder, excellent provenance. Decanted, but could have been just popped and poured. Sweet fruit, chewy body, savory Merlot. I think the cab franc helped this to age and maintain its character. |
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1971 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/14/2007 - Zweder wrote: NRTea, herbs, iodine, medicine in the bouquet. Still some juice and bitterness. Little sweetness. Very tertiary, but still drinkable. No score. |
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1985 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/20/2019 - liber Likes this wine: 90 pointsLast of 12, decanted 45 minutes, perfect level, cork half travelled, previous notes from 96 to 08 very good or better - browning garnet, leggy; plum and sweet black cherry bouquet tinged with spice, some truffle and earth, attractive if not particularly complex; fullish, long, decent persistence, velvety, bit simple, fruit tiring as might be expected for a 34 year old Pomerol but attractive generosity of a beautifully balanced top vintage, drink up. VGI (17)……….had thought of putting this lone bottle up against a more recent Hosanna (successor to most of Certan-Giraud) but didn't want to wait any longer but not sure that this falls far behind my 01 say in spite of the hype and much elevated pricing! |
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1985 Certan-GiraudPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/29/2018 - DENKMAELER Likes this wine: 91 pointssiehe Jahrgang 1986, fast exakt |
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