1982 Château Certan de May
Red Bordeaux Blend
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Decanter
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By Georgina Hindle
(Château Certan de May, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Bordeaux 1982 horizontal, 5/28/2023, (See more on Decanter...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
(Château Certan de May) Login and sign up and see review text.
Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
(Château Certan de May Pomerol Bordeaux, France) Login and sign up and see review text.
6/12/2016, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Ch Certan de May Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
7/15/2002, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
(Chateau Certan de May Pomerol) Login and sign up and see review text.
July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103, (See more on Vinous...)
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
(Certan de May) This was a very nice wine albeit a but predictable. Good balance, nice concetration, and everything in perfect balance but for me lacked a certain excitement. Many others will probably freak out about a wine like this but I thought it was rather uninispiring. Chocolate, vivid plum/dark cherry fruit with lots of glycerin and some aged flavors. Not as opulent as something like Lafleuer or Fleur de Gay. Nice finish that pumped out some nice fruit. I don't know. Just didn't work for me tonight.
10/29/2007, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1982
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Certan de May
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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2/2/2024 - Burgnick wrote: 94 Points
A fantastic 82 with truffle, perfume, red fruit, cassis and Asian spice. The wine was fully resolved with vibrancy and layers. Drinking fantastically.
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12/25/2023 - grub94 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious but starting to fade. Not much fruit left, forest floor, mushrooms, tobacco. Acidity is M and tannins are M-. Moderate fini9sh with some fig jam.
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11/26/2023 - djhammond Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is fully mature and only needs decanting to remove any sediment. The initial nose is out of this world, and worthy of a perfect rating, with deeply sensuous aromas. The palate displays tobacco and chocolate, with earthy undertones and is well balanced and complex. The end palate and finish were very tannic, and for myself distracted from the whole tasting experience.
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7/13/2023 - grub94 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really tasty mature 82 Bordeaux. Dark red fruits, truffles, hints of leather and cedar, lavender. Balanced and fully resolved, Long finish. Glad to have a couple more. Not fading like some 82's.
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12/10/2022 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
Beautifully mature and complex with plenty of cedar, earth and wet tobacco nuances. Palate is medium bodied and starting to lose it's punch. End of its peak window.
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