2001 Vieux Chateau Certan, Pomerol 1x75cl
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Neal Martin
The 2001 Vieux Château Certan has long been my preferred vintage compared to the millennial. This veers much more towards red fruit, hints of truffle and morels, and is more sensual than the 2000. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fresh and
Neal Martin
Tasted from bottle at Mark Walford's annual lunch at Waterside Inn. Alexandre described 2001 as a “merlot year†and certainly on the nose the oak is not becoming fully enmeshed. There is plenty of succulent red berry fruit that has a candied sweetness and precocity that is perhaps not the typical character you expect apropos VCC. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins lending the '01 a rigid structure and there is certainly superior tension compared to the '02 and lovely tobacco-infused red fruits and spice towards the long finish. This Pomerol appears to be on an upward curve. Tasted May 2013.
JancisRobinson.com
75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Winter was very mild and rainy, resulting in early budbreak (again). Warm weather at the beginning of May led to even flowering during the last week of the month with impressive vigour of the vines at that stage. Then hot, dry weather from the second half of July tempered vine vigour and triggered a slow, well-balanced ripening of the grapes. September was bright and sunny. Harvest began on 20 September. More intense, slightly more youthful colour than the 2000. Intense, savoury nose. Rich fruit with some notes of dried fruit. Still lots to come here - real structure! Dry finish after an extremely complex palate. (JR)
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