Vieux Chateau Certan - Pomerol 2005

Vieux Chateau Certan - Pomerol 2005A stunning effort from Alexander Thienpont, the 2005 Vieux Chateau Certan (a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc) reveals an inky blue purple color along with a rich, sumptuous perfume of black olives, lavender, roasted herbs, licorice, pain grille, and oodles of truffles as well as creme de cassis. In the mouth, hints of chocolate and charcoal also make an appearance along with good acidity, fabulous purity, and a full bodied, powerful

Closes sweet and extremely long

The superbly rich and velvety broad-shouldered flavors possess outstanding size

This isn't quite as deeply colored as the '95 Charmes (see herein) and the expressive nose is consistent with this as there is more evident maturity to the secondary fruit and earth aromas that display hints of sous-bois

but not invisible

Like its siblings

quite elegant and complex

Either way

superbly long and seamlessly well-balanced finale

Despite this crazy long elevage

spice and violet hints

with a hint of bitter chocolate and harmonious

Interestingly