Paul K

9.5

Decanted and let sit for two hours, with just a quick taste at pop and pour. Delicious.

I’ve been staring at these bottles for quite some time, and while it’s still very early, I feel like I got a pretty good preview of what this has in store. The youth is compressing the fruit on the nose, allowing the oak, earth, flint, spice, and dried flowers to take center stage.

There’s a touch of iodine on the initial palate, followed by increasingly complex fruit. Blue, black, and red fruits all emerged more and more as the night progressed, but they were never really at the fore. Everything feels beautifully integrated, layered, and just a little restrained right now.

Lovely wine, but I’m putting a sticky note on the remaining bottles: do not touch for five years. — 12 days ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Plush and rounded. Plummy fruit. Good stuff — 22 days ago

Vinny Brooklyn

9.0

At Bistro Oshino — 12 days ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.4

93% Merlot - 4% Cabernet Franc
3% Cabernet Sauvignon #pomerol — 2 months ago

Craig Becraft

9.0

Still going strong, slightly muted, but very impressive dark bramble bit of Troy integrated tannins brought the best out in my seared T-bone steak — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Still youthful showing mostly black fruit, plum, earth, spice, leather along with tobacco notes — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Soft and focused and pretty. Cherry and light plum. Nice fruit and on a great place — 3 months ago

with Paul and Ara

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2016 vintage. A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. From an organically farmed 8,5 hectares vineyard, owned by the Bouldy family since 1951. A very fresh and elegant style of Pomerol with complexity and length. Fine value at 30 euro. Abv. 13,5%. — 7 days ago

D Maria Halstead

9.2

2000 Nice nose, chocolate, blackberry, rich aromas. Dark color. In mouths black cherry, light oak, smooth. — 5 days ago

Bob Boyle

9.0

Tasted over 3 days. The first day the substantial soft tannins obscured the fruit I expected in this Pomerol, the second night the tannins softened but still present, but the third night the wine opened and just as the third bowl of porridge was “just right”. Best to hold any 2020 bottles 3-5 years for thebest palate experience.
Santa Monica — 19 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

This was my Coravin test. It wasn’t ready a number yrs ago. I put it back in the cellar lying on its side. It survived pleasantly. Did not decant.

2004 not the best Bordeaux vintage but there it was in the store reasonably priced. So, I bought this one. Always curious. The 2nd wine from one of my favorite Right Bank producers, Vieux Chateau Certan. 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc.

The nose shows ripe & slightly candied fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, raspberries, mulberries & plum. Beautiful, gentle, dark spices, dark, rich earth with dry leaves, mid to dark colas, steeped black tea, anise to some black licorice, understated graphite/dry tobacco, undertones of baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & just a slight touch of vanillin,dry crushed rocks/limestone-sandstone, moist clay, brilliant red florals, red roses, dark flowers framed in violets.

The palate has M rounded, dry tannins. The fruits are ripe, juicy, ruby/lush & slightly candied; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries & plum. Beautiful, gentle, dark spices w/ heat, dark, rich earth with dry leaves, mid to dark colas, steeped black tea, anise to some black licorice, dark chocolate baking bar to pudding, mocha, understated graphite/dry tobacco, undertones of baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & just a slight touch of vanillin,dry crushed rocks/limestone-sandstone, moist clay, some volcanic minerals, hints of menthol, brilliant red florals, red roses, dark flowers framed in violets, beautiful acidity with a smartly polished, elegant finish that has length, balance & tone that lasts nearly two-minutes.

Moved between 90-92. Ended 92. Enjoyed w/ a medium rare plus Ribcap. Has another 7-10 yrs of road ahead. — 2 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2019 vintage.Owned by the Adams family (with one d), who also has vineyards in Howell Mountain (ADAMVS) and Saint-Emilion (Fonplegade). Red and black fruit, dark chocolate, and flowers. In the mouth, there is a lovely freshness, and silky tannins with some salinity in the finish. A lovely, elegant Pomerol that doesn't break the bank at less than 40 euro. Drinking well now, but I can see this even improved with more bottle age. Abv. 14,5%. — 3 months ago

Inseon Hwang

9.1

2016. Still feel young. — 3 months ago

Gujumack

9.2

Well balanced and just a fantastic vintage. Has a nice velvety smooth entry to finish. @home as part of an intro to bordeaux blind tasting — 3 days ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened about 90min prior to service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1998 pours a deep garnet/purple with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is just entering the transition from developing to vinous, with notes of ripe black plum, Montmorency cherry, purple flowers, cocoa, tobacco, dried herbs, fine baking spices, a touch of leather, some organic earth and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long and the texture is almost like velvet. This is a delicious wine that seems to be just getting started. Considering the amount of fruit and structure still present at 28 years old, I expect a very long life yet ahead. Drink now with some air, through 2068. — a month ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.3

Small vintage but drinking great now. All cabernet franc in style, elegant, polished, and excellent bottle but cant compare with their best vintages. — 3 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

67% Merlot - 27% Cabernet Franc
6% Cabernet Sauvignon #pomerol — 2 months ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

89% Merlot - 11% Cabernet Franc #pomerol — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This was youthful & benefitted with air showing mostly black fruits a silky, polished mouthfeel with spice, graphite, leather & tobacco — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

vintage 2012 | Classis. still tannic. A strict Pomerol. — 4 months ago