Chateau Certan de May 2000
- Vintage
- 2000
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux,Pomerol
- Size
- 750ml
- Rating
- WS91,ST90
- Grape
- Merlot,Cabernet Franc
$207.00
SKU:
W-106-0292-QT-200
Remarkably rich and concentrated. An enormous bouquet of spices, vanilla, oak, ripe rich black currants and plums. Should be upgraded to second growth. - Winemaker Notes
Aromas of chocolate, berry and flowers follow through to full-bodied palate, with firm and velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is a muscular wine that slowly builds on your palate. Slightly funky, but I like it. Needs lots of bottle age. Excellent Certan de May. Best after 2010. - WS91
Château Certan de May (or to use its full name, Château Certan de May de Certan) is a wine estate in Pomerol on the Right Bank of Bordeaux, known for its Merlot-based red wine.
The De May (or Demay) family were said to be of Scottish origin, but had lived in France since the Middle Ages, and in Pomerol since the late 1500s. The family became masters of the fief of Sertan, the oldest vineyard in the district. This area also covered the modern vineyards of Vieux Château Certan and Château Certan-Giraud, but was divided up after the French Revolution. Since the death of the last de May in 1925, the estate has been owned by the Barreau-Badar family.
The vineyard covers 5 hectares (12.4 acres), with 70 percent planted to Merlot, 25 percent Cabernet Franc and 5 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is aged for 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, with 60-80 percent new oak. Around 2000 cases are produced each year.
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