1964 Vieux Château Certan Pomerol Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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1964 Vieux Château Certan  (Pomerol) 96 This bottle was on fire from the moment the wine met the glass. Dried mint, flowers, truffles, forest floor, and sweet, ripe red fruits were everywhere. Silky, elegant, and with a depth of flavor that built and expanded on your palate. Fully mature, from a vintage that favored Pomerol, this is going to be hard to find, and provenance will matter, but if you can find a good source, probably an auction, grab them. Drink from 2024-2034. This bottle was on fire from the moment the wine met the glass. Dried mint, flowers, truffles, forest floor, and sweet, ripe red fruits were everywhere. Silky, elegant, and with a depth of flavor that built and expanded on your palate. Fully mature, from a vintage that favored Pomerol, this is going to be hard to find, and provenance will matter, but if you can find a good source, probably an auction, grab them. Drink from 2024-2034. 2,882 Views   Tasted Oct 13, 2024  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to I am sure, or at least hope this was not a correct bottle. Because it came up short. Short in the finish and with its fruit. Medium bodied, with a great nose of roses, truffle, cherry and tobacco, the wine had a rustic, softness to its texture, but the finish, alternating between sweet and tart red fruits, with more tart than sweet and more earth than fruit was not what I was hoping for. I am sure, or at least hope this was not a correct bottle. Because it came up short. Short in the finish and with its fruit. Medium bodied, with a great nose of roses, truffle, cherry and tobacco, the wine had a rustic, softness to its texture, but the finish, alternating between sweet and tart red fruits, with more tart than sweet and more earth than fruit was not what I was hoping for. 3,205 Views   Tasted Mar 9, 2019

When to Drink Vieux Chateau Certan, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Vieux Chateau Certan is much better with at least 12-15 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours or more.

This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Vieux Chateau Certan offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 15-35 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Vieux Chateau Certan with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips

Vieux Chateau Certan is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Vieux Chateau Certan is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Vieux Chateau Certan is also good when matched with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, pasta, and a wide variety of hard and soft cheeses.

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