Community Tasting Notes 39

• The Wine Monkeys wrote: 88 points

  December 23, 2023 - Decent but not memorable. My experience was more on par with Lzach’s note.

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• forceberry wrote: flawed

  February 13, 2023 - Typically a blend of Merlot (2/3), Cabernet Franc (1/4) and a little bit of Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in predominantly new barriques. 13% alcohol.
  
  Evolved, translucent maroon color with the hue of dried blood. The nose feels pungent, oxidative and very tertiary with aged aromas of beef jerky, some soy sauce, a little bit of malty Barley Wine, light autumnal notes of damp leaves, a hint of earth and a touch of cranberry sauce. The wine feels old, pungent and oxidative on the palate with a medium body and tired flavors of licorice, sharp nutty notes of rancio, some salty notes of soy sauce, a little bit of beef jerky and hints of sous-bois and damp leaves. The wine is high in acidity but all the tannins have fully resolved and the wine shows no tannic grip. The finish is dry, old and oxidative with a long aftertaste of soy sauce, some beef jerky, a little bit of earth, light licorice tons, a hint of malty character and a touch of wizened red fruit.
  
  This was just completely over the hill. The wine has gotten so oxidative that it isn't even an enjoyable, anonymous tertiary wine - just a mere husk of what might've been a more impressive Pomerol at some point in the paste. 110€ down the drain.

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• englishman's claret wrote: 93 points

  July 19, 2022 - A classic Pomerol sitting in just the right phase of maturity - mixed berries, game, Périgord truffle. Medium body, silky tannin, fresh. Finishes well. This is just the right time to catch the 95 Certan de May.

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• Rani Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 31, 2022 - Tasted blind. Initially I thought it was Italian. Huge concentration and acidity, plum confiture, hints of bacon. Amazing to find out it’s this old - still kicking and has more than a decade ahead.

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• eporres Likes this wine: 94 points

  December 24, 2021 - The Certan maintains its youth despite having 26 years in the bottle, offering up plum, graphite, camphor, black tea and finessed tannins - definitely recommend decanting and opened up after 2+ hours. I don’t think this will age more and it’s a wonderful relative value from Pomerol. Lovely. #94points. Maybe there’s more bottle variation in this vintage as I can’t understand the ‘blah’ from some of the reviews below.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• 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

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• In Cellars 588 (61%)
• Consumed 367 (38%)

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