2005 Château Certan de May

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  3/20/2024 - CellarBord wrote:

  Tremendous wine, full of life and poise. Will go on.

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  3/20/2024 - hargy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  a lovely balance to this although I feel it needs more time and quite a lot of it - leave for three years plus

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  1/13/2024 - Édifice Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Bouquet of dark fruits, dried prunes, mint. Palate of dark fruits, spices, still a bit tannic, a bit drying and rustic, yet good structure and complexity. Relatively long finish, getting better with time.

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  12/23/2023 - NCWW Likes this wine: 91 Points

  So this was very nice but slightly bitter on the end of the palate. Not a lot of fruit left so I don't think it will keep for long at current levels. Finish within a couple of years.

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  11/5/2023 - Motz wrote: 95 Points

  The third of five wines enjoyed with a good friend over a long afternoon and evening. I am grateful to my friend for bringing this. Tasted alongside the same vintage Lagrange.
  
  RUSTIC! (rŭs′tĭk)!!! Now, a public service announcement: Those who go looking for fruit in this next level wine of the earth will likely come away disappointed, perhaps even offended.
  
  Some stewed cherry a rhubarb notes. Otherwise, it delivers waves of root vegetables, herbs, clay, tobacco (in all forms), carob, iodine, savoriness, and funk. The wine tastes exactly like it smells. Seriously powerful! No holds barred! In a very good place right now. Likely to hold form for five to seven years. A highly informative tasting experience. 94-95.

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