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2003 Château Certan de May
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Pomerol
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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BurgundySimon Likes this wine: 93 points
December 25, 2023 - Very surprising after the last few older Bordeaux, which were mainly tertiary aromas. This one still had a good amount of fruit left. I wouldn't keep it for to much longer unless you like more tertiary flavors feels on top now. Smooth tannins and long finish. There is quite a lot of bottle variation.
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glassofhans Likes this wine: 91 points
April 13, 2021 - Nice green notes that is typical of cabernet franc, the merlot is not coming through strongly, probably because of the winemaker's decision to go more heavy on Cab Franc in the hot 2003 vintage - pomerols that still go heavy on merlot tastes excessively jammy. Nice tertiary flavours are emerging, drinking well now, unlikely to improve too much.
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James_Blake Likes this wine: 95 points
September 6, 2016 - Drinking very well now and for many years to come.
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wineappreciation wrote: 90 points
August 26, 2016 - Ripe strawberry, some rhubarb, hint of pencil shaving; smooth, slightly ethereal, well resolved but present tannins, appealing but a little short
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JonnyG Likes this wine: 91 points
March 14, 2016 - Nowhere near the ethereal 2009, but still a lovely bottling, with all the signature notes of mocha, green pepper, cherry and licorice. A bit too concentrated, but surely a function of dealing with the hot vintage.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2004, IWC Issue #114 (link)(Chateau Certan de May Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Château Certan de May
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Pomerol
- UPC Code 3760038130199
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 55 (38%)
- Consumed 90 (62%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau Certan de May
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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