Pomerol · vintage 2021
Vieux Château Certan 2021
Ageing potentialThe first bottles may be enjoyed between 2028 and 2031, while the rest could be kept another fifteen years or more.
Why this vintage
- The 2021 vintage in PomerolFrost followed by a cool summer brought back classic wines, lighter and more taut, to be drunk in their youth.
- Ageing potentialThe first bottles may be enjoyed between 2028 and 2031, while the rest could be kept another fifteen years or more.
The 2021 vintage in Pomerol
Vintage benchmark: 85/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Frost followed by a cool summer brought back classic wines, lighter and more taut, to be drunk in their youth.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pomerol. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
The 2021 Vieux Château Certan offers multiple facets: it shows a balance between freshness and roundness, fruit character and length of flavour.
The vintage
From winter to the end of March, the first part of the 2021 growing season was marked by mild temperatures and frequent rainfall, which brought about a fast budding of the vines.
Once the threat of April frosts had passed, a full flowering and a managed healthy vine canopy from spring till the beginning of summer ensured that solid foundations for the vintage had been laid down. The summer continued in temperate and frequently wet weather conditions up till the middle of August. Four glorious weeks of hot, dry and sunny weather then set in. Thank to these favourable conditions, the Merlot was superbly balanced, supple and perfumed. It brings uplift and roundness to the blend. The Cabernet Franc displayed aromatic intensity and its hallmark character. It shows delicacy, length of flavour and breed and gives a shimmering aspect to the wine. Finally, the Cabernet Sauvignon, brings a floral finishing touch and added structure.
Harvest: from 24th September to 6th October 2021. Yield: 38 hectolitres per hectare. Bottling: from 22nd to 31st May 2023.
Blend of the 2021 vintage
- 77 % Merlot
- 20 % Cabernet franc
- 3 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2021 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2021 sheet
- 13.5 % vol.Alcohol
- 38 hl/haYield
Terroir
Établi sur 14 hectares d'un seul tenant, le vignoble de Vieux Château Certan est l’œuvre de plusieurs siècles de travail et de réflexion minutieuse. Ici, de l'orientation des vignes à la forte densité de plantation, de la répartition des cépages en fonction des sols, aux règles très strictes de taille et de palissage, tout est pensé pour obtenir les plus beaux raisins. Vieux Château Certan bénéficie de sols fertiles. Cela exige en retour une grande attention pour maitriser la vigueur, favoriser la maturité des raisins. Aujourd'hui, les vignes du domaine sont complantés à 60% de Merlot, 30% de Cabernet Franc et 10% de Cabernet sauvignon.
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