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95 James Suckling -
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Beautiful dense nose with polished dark fruit, leather and wet forest floor. Coffee, sweet tobacco, and Seville orange. Full-bodied and intense on the palate with polished tannins and deep layered texture. Give it four or five years of bottle age to soften. So gorgeous already.
Technical Details
- Blend70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
- WinemakerJean-Luc Barreau, Michel Rolland and Jean-Claude Berrouet
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- AppellationPomerol
- Aging/Cooperage16-20 months in 80% new oak barrels
Certan de May Pomerol 2010
Proprietary Blends | France
JS95, VN92+, JL92, WA91
Too late, we are SOLD OUT!
With consulting help from the legends Michel Rolland and Jean-Claude Berrouet, it's no wonder this wine is so stunning. Especially considering the near-perfect conditions that the vintage provided in Pomerol. We have 3 bottles available while they last!
About the Producer
The de May family, settled in France from Scotland in the Middle Ages, were gifted the estate by royal decree in the 16th century as a gift for services rendered to the crown of France. The estate began producing wine in the 18th century but was passed to the Barreau family in 1925. The estate is surrounded by some very famous estates like Vieux Chateau Certan and La Fleur-Petrus. Owner Jean-Luc Barreauapplies all of his care and attention to producing a wine in the great tradition of his forebearers. The wine is vinified with the help of some famous consultants like Michel Rolland and Jean-Claude Berrouet. The wine is rich, powerful, complex it carries intense structure and natural depth lending to its great ageability.