Chateau Vieux Chateau Certan 2000 Magnum (150cl)

Reviewed by

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Published

2010-06-29

A gorgeous wine of grace, elegance, and power, this youthful 2000 will benefit from another five years of cellaring. It appears to have 25 more years of life ahead of it. A deep ruby/purple color is just beginning to lighten at the edges. The bouquet offers up scents of cedar wood, melted licorice, black currants, blackberries, caramel, and mocha. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and pure with low acidity as well as formidable tannins in the long finish, the 2000 should rival vintages such as 2005, 2006, and 2009.

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Reviewed by

Aldo Fiordelli

Published

2024-06-06

Vibrant cassis on the nose with a balsamic, dried eucalyptus-leaf note (an indicator of the 20% cabernet franc), as well as cedar wood. Amazing depth, mixing mint, chocolate and eucalyptus. The attack is dense, with medium to full body and abundant licorice-candy flavors, silky tannins and mid-palate extraction. Yet, it’s full of grace and delicacy. Long, polished and warming finish. Just a little tight at the end. Drink or hold.

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Drink Date

2020 - 2035

This shows some noticeable maturity at first, with black tea and mulling spice notes out front, but there's a lovely spine of briary tannins and finely beaded acidity that pulls this back to a fresher side as the core of raspberry pâte de fruit slowly wakes up, throwing off additional cherry, currant and plum nuances. By the time this all knits through the finish, you realize it's just a bit too soon to open this beauty. -- Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Best from 2020 through 2035. 265 cases made. Published on June 30, 2016

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Reviewed by

Jancis Robinson

Published

2024-06-06

70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. E arly budbreak after a mild, rainy start to the year. Terrible mildew in spring, apparently. Changeable w eather until July, ‘ requiring constant, painstaking attention to the vines ’, then very welcome sunshine and regular wind from the end of July until harvest. Deep garnet with a ruby-to-orange rim. Very fresh, medium-intensity, fully mature nose that doesn’t immediately signal right bank. Tannins nicely molten, sweet and a little charry note on the end. Some warmth on the end. Medium persistence but it builds to something quite long and impressive. Tastes more alcoholic than some vintages.

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