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1998 Vieux Ch. Certan

Region: Red Bordeaux
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List Price: $225.00       Our Price: $195.00
Product Id:
 
13127
Size:
 
750ml

Price:
 
$195.00
In Stock:
 
5
 
Description
Vieux Ch. Certan-1998-750ml-PCCPNY-Red-Bordeaux-France

Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 94-96
A prodigious effort, this dense ruby/purple-colored 1998 reveals an explosive bouquet of licorice, cedar, spice box, and jammy blackberry, currant, and cherry fruit. Profoundly concentrated, with great flavor, purity, as well as extraordinary complexity and palate presence, this wine boasts multiple layers of flavor, silky tannin, a thick, viscous texture, and a 45-second finish. The glycerin and huge extract conceal what appear to be high levels of tannin. Unusually for Vieux-Chateau-Certan, this wine contains no Cabernet Franc, being a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested at a low 34 hectoliters per hectare. It is a superstar of the vintage!
Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 95
Tasted at the Bipin Desai?s VCC vertical in Los Angeles. This is obviously one of Alexandre Thienpont?s favourite vintages under his tenure (so far) ? no wonder he was disappointed when I told him the bottle was tainted. Sipped from another glass, this is patently developing a precocious bouquet brimming with cassis, blueberry and violet scents, spilling over the top of the glass. The palate is concentrated, silky smooth, viscous, almost opulent in style with a slightly lower level of acidity than I expected. A ravishing, Reubenesque finish, this is a decadent VCC that is turning out to be a generous wine. Drink 2012-2035+. Tasted November 2008.
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