Vieux Château Certan

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Vieux Château Certan is a prestigious Bordeaux wine estate renowned for producing some of the finest and most age-worthy Merlot-based wines from the Pomerol appellation.

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instanceOf Bordeaux wine estate
vineyard
winery
agingPotential high
agingVessel French oak barrels
appellation Pomerol
classification Pomerol
surface form: Pomerol (not officially classified)
commune Pomerol
country France
fermentationVessel stainless steel tanks
grapeVariety Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
hasDesignation Pomerol
surface form: AOC Pomerol
knownFor Merlot-dominant blends
complex, long-lived wines
elegant and refined style
locatedIn Gironde
Libournais
Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED
southwestern France
marketPosition top-tier Pomerol estate
notableFor balance of power and finesse
low yields and high quality focus
owner Thienpont family
ownership Thienpont family
primaryGrape Merlot
product Vieux Château Certan Pomerol
region Bordeaux
reputation prestigious Bordeaux wine estate
produces age-worthy wines
produces some of the finest Merlot-based wines in Pomerol
secondaryGrape Cabernet Franc
servingOccasion collectors’ cellars
fine dining
soilType clay
clay-gravel mix
gravel
style red wine
subregion Right Bank
tertiaryGrape Cabernet Sauvignon
typicalUse cellaring
vineyardLocation central Pomerol plateau
wineColor red
wineRegion Right Bank of Bordeaux
surface form: Bordeaux Right Bank
wineType still wine

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Pomerol famousEstate Vieux Château Certan