2014 Vieux Château Certan

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  3/31/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I have always found year in year out, that VCV is the most underated pomerol from the plateau, and this mat vintage proves the point. Very fine scents of red and blue berries, with just a tad of very fine oak, the mouth is still very primary with geogeous red and blueberry flavors, with nascent complexity, in a soft structure. I very much like the silky mid palate, ending in an elegant finish. Give this beauty another 10 years and it should reach great aromatic complexity. It will never be a blockbuster but a wine of finesse and complexity. Thank you D.

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  3/30/2024 - Luap1111 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  So young.

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  3/30/2024 - D!n@sh Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A completely different wine but so good. Bottle no 3 out of a case of 12. Mostly primary. Very floral nose. Delicious raspberries on the palette. I find this wine very Burgundian and looking forward to tracking its evolution.

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  3/28/2024 - Stanrocks Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This was the highlight of our trip
  
  I took time to post and write down a note, as I needed to have better insight, not used to Bordeaux blends so much anymore but after 2 days and many tastings this really stood out !! Even for friends who had Lafitte 2005 earlier this week.
  
  We tasted also Le Pin and Lafleur on more recent vintages but that guy ...
  
  So here are the notes, Nose is spicy, a black peppercorn and dried tomato touch, oak is very integrated, blueberry but it's a lot more spicy than fruity, and tertiary notes come in with a little truffle later.
  
  Palate is vivid, with acid drive, salty and fresh, long, elegant, integrated tannins, and the aftertaste will stay long after the visit is finished ... One gem here

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  3/28/2024 - Noremedy21 wrote: 94 Points

  This was beautiful, but it still requires time.
  Decanted for 2hrs, initially very red fruited, slightly herbal, beautiful nose, but not much else to it. After about 4 hours it closed back up and became relatively tannic. After 6 hours it opened back up again, seemingly transformed with blueberry, dark black fruits, perfectly smooth tannins, it was glorious. Probably the best wine I’ve drank in the last 6 months, Palmer 2019 was probably the last one on this level. No rush to drink these, I think they’ll get better, but also irristiable now; but the next one you open, make sure to give it 5/6 hours for now to make the most of it.

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