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1998 Château Certan de May
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Pomerol
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Community Tasting Notes 55
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DaleW wrote:
October 5, 2023 - pretty sure mine so no guessing, everyone went to RB Bordeaux, but first guesses were St Emilion (Magdelaine). Chris guessed VCC, so he got Certan right. Lighter than some ‘98 RBs, cassis and cocoa, easy tannins, moderate acids. B+/A-
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gatobarbieri wrote:
September 26, 2022 - A decant was very important for this bottle. At first, dominated by wet leaves and rot. After a few hours, beautiful clean fruit and cedar, with fresher tertiary notes. A good bottle.
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B Paul wrote:
June 12, 2022 - There was a strong stewed fruit on the nose and this was not a good bottle. Perhaps poor storage somewhere along the way.
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davergny Likes this wine: 93 points
April 8, 2022 - Elegant, charming Pomerol. Striking, ruby color. Red berries, tobacco, light cedar, and earth. Fresh, nice complexity and length. At the beginning of maturity and should hold for many years.
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englishman's claret wrote: 90 points
March 6, 2022 - The 1998 is a pleasant but somewhat uninspiring example of Certan de May. The characteristic mineral, furry, truffley, slightly malty character is there, but this is still showing some chocolaty oak and the depth of the fruit is slightly underwhelming for a good Pomerol vintage 24 years on. Michel Rolland was brought in just a few years later (2003-2012) and, from 2013, Jean-Claude Berrouet of Petrus fame has been brought in as consultant. The potential of this tiny (5.5 ha) estate, planted with 70% Merlot / 25% Cab Franc / 5% Cab Sauvignon, should be clear based on its stellar performance in the 80s. I look forward to trying modern renditions.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2022, Issue #98, The Stunning 1998 Vintage On Bordeaux’s Right Bank(Chateau Certan de May) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 1999, IWC Issue #84 (link)(Chateau Certan de May Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
11/27/2005 (link)(Certan de May) Mean wine. Muddled nose. Palate had the highest acidity of any red wine I have ever had. Like biting into a lime. One sip was too much. Acid just dominated and it truly hurt to drink this. Super muddy. Maybe an off bottle . . . but maybe not cooked because of the ridiculous acidity.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- 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 Codes 3511069831377, 3760038130014
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 499 (52%)
- Consumed 454 (48%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerChâteau Certan de May
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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