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1970 Vieux Château Certan
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Pomerol
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Community Tasting Notes 23
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
January 21, 2023 - The 50 Big Bash (Harry's NYC): A bit unfair as I had high hopes for this wine and I'd say it was a good old Bordeaux but not really a knock your socks off. It's got the age and old leather and maybe if you start to look for it a background of fruit. Not quite as vibrant as some of the other bottles. From this bottle it seems we should be drinking our wine soon.
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Vstalam wrote: 92 points
August 6, 2022 - Still holding up well. Pop and pour, touch musty at the beginnng but still holding onto a bit of fruit and an enjoyable green pepper acidity along with a wonderfully soft texture mouthfeel. As always with wines this age, all about getting lucky with a well stored bottle.
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Jd6725 Likes this wine: 93 points
April 16, 2022 - The oldest VCC that I have tried thus far. Great floral nose, definitely a bit better than the palate. Lean but not thin wine. Still had a decently long finish and just a touch of fruit left. Could have shown more tertiary notes at this stage. I think probably a little past it's prime but still fun to try.
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Corporateslaves wrote: flawed
December 31, 2020 - Poor bottle, cloudy and oxidised. Shame.
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paulst Likes this wine: 94 points
October 8, 2020 - Leather and manura; soft; cedar and earth; fully integrated tannin; sweet plumy light cherry.
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By Neal Martin
Pages in the Photo Album: Vieux Château Certan 1928-2013 (Mar 2022), 3/1/2022 (link)(Vieux Château Certan Vieux Château Certan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2020, Issue #89, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux And Revisiting the 1855 Left Bank Classification(Vieux-Château-Certan (Pomerol)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2009, Issue #22, Vieux Château Certan: A Legendary Pomerol Marching to its Own Beat(Vieux Château Certan) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
VCC and Le Pin, 1/11/2009(Vieux Chateau Certan) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1970
- Type Red
- Producer Vieux Château Certan
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Pomerol
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
- In Cellars 185 (65%)
- Consumed 95 (34%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerVieux Château Certan
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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