2015 Vieux Château Certan

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 96.5 points

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  4/25/2024 - Philippe_C wrote: 99 Points

  Huge nose of chocolate, mokka, dark ripe cherries, hint of ripe peperonis… Huge concentration, loads of super silky tannins, delicious soft ripe cherries, very nice, lenght of 45 sec!!

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  3/31/2024 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Nose: [59°] Gently ripe yet fresh, aromatic cool blueberries and raspberries. Soft tree bark, damp soil, and fresh green undergrowth. It's literally like the scents from a breeze you get while taking a stroll through an open forest. With time, dark and fresh plums surface, with a very subtle hint of milk chocolate tailing behind. Purple and dark flowers top the aromas off.
  
  Palate: [59°] Black and dark blue fruits take over the palate, with a light dusting of graphite throughout. A tiny drop of tar taints the pond of pure fruits, in the best way, bringing a nice bitter contrast to the tasty fruits. Savory river minerals and lingering mulch rounds everything up on the finish.
  
  Attributes: Dark, clear ruby. Dry with medium to medium-plus amounts of fine tannin. Medium to medium-plus body with medium to medium-plus acidity (the acidity is nicely integrated if it's on the higher end of the range). Good finish of at least 16-18 seconds.
  
  Thoughts: Mighty enjoyable. Unfortunately, seems to gain a bit of a boozy flair on the mid-end palate. Would be nice to check back on again in about 3-4 years. Kinda surprised how it's showing so well still at this age now. I think it's has a good amount of age already, hitting almost 10 years but I'm sure others will disagree. If you want more leather, tobacco, mushrooms, by all means, hold it for another 15 years. If you enjoy good fruit, check back again in about 3-5 years.
  
  Serving notes: Bordeaux glass. Served one glass and kept open bottle at cellar temp of ~54° and consumed over 6 hours. Recommend serving ~54°-60° and decant as needed.

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  11/28/2023 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine: 97 Points

  This was very nice after about an hour of air. Tons of sediment. Wonderful balance on this elegant wine! The '15 is still my current favorite wine overall... Brad - heavypourwine.com

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  11/18/2023 - csimm wrote:

  At VCC in Pomerol.
  
  Tight and unripe in profile, with red fruit dominating, this VCC offers some strawberry, spice, and cherry flavors, but never gets out of second gear. Air helps; more air really helps. Purple plum skin notes show up on the back end, but are quickly clipped. Hints of booze also are present.
  
  This was unfortunately a rushed tasting, and a PnP at that, so it’s probably not fair service-wise to fully judge based on this bottle. Seems like it needs another 7+ years. Sophisticated contours and good stuffing here, but the center bead of acidity is heightened and currently overly strict.

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  9/29/2023 - Vinum Deorum wrote: 93 Points

  A nice wine overall but clearly overshadowed by 2010 Pichon Baron on that occasion. It is very concentrated, but without enough freshness and tension to balance the thick texture. Very enjoyable though, and yet underwhelming given the hype around this particular vintage of VCC. Drunk at Mirazur with stunning food of Mauro Colagreco.

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